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The United Nations once again appeals to kidnappers as they are "extremelyconcerned" about the health of their employee John Solecki. The UN is callingfor the immediate release of Solecki "without harm", and called on the captorsto "contact us, if not directly, then through a trusted intermediary so that thesituation can be resolved in a peaceful dialogue," our Press TV correspondentreported on Friday.Solecki, 49, the head of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees inQuetta Baluchestan, was kidnapped on Feb. 2 after gunmen ambushed his car andkilled his driver in Quetta, the provincial capital of southwestern Baluchistanprovince.The UN said it had been told by the abductors that Solecki's health wasdeteriorating, and expressed concern that his health could become lifethreatening. Solecki, a former Demarest resident, requires medication for acondition that has not been identified, the UN said.The Baluchistan Liberation United Front (BLUF), a little known armed groupbehind the abduction, has threatened to kill Solecki, unless the UN acts on itsdemand.The BLUF spokesman, Mir Shahiq Baluch, has rejected a plea for directnegotiations and has said that the UN should look into the cases of 141 womenallegedly held by Pakistani authorities and wok to have them released.They have also demanded assistance in the recovery of 6,000 missing persons andthe resolution of the issue of Baluch independence aspirations, ourcorrespondent reported."We have extended the deadline to give more time to the United Nations so thatit could meet our demands," our correspondent quoted Baluch as saying.
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