Sarkozy flies out to help detained Europeans
French President Nicolas Sarkozy departed early today for Chad to discuss the detention of 17 Europeans held in connection with an alleged attempt to kidnap 103 African children, the Elysee presidential palace said.
The Europeans – among them nine French citizens – were arrested late last month when a charity calling itself Zoe’s Ark was stopped from flying the children from eastern Chad to Europe, where the group said it intended to place them with host families.
