Pole abducted in April in Burkina Faso released

A Polish citizen who was abducted in Burkina Faso in late April has been released in recent days, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed. The AFP news agency reported on Wednesday evening that the man had been freed on June 24. Burkina Faso's defence minister, Valerie Kabore, said the abduction victim had been handed over to a delegation sent by the Polish government.