Taliban Kidnap 2 Chinese Engineers

The taliban have kidnapped 2 Chinese engineers along with their driver and guard in northwest Pakistan. The taliban claim the kidnapping was in retaliation for last years raid on the Red Mosque in Islamabad. The taliban believe the Chinese government pressured Musharraf to raid the mosque because mosque students kidnapped several Chinese nationals. Voice of America

Pakistani Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for kidnapping two Chinese engineers in northwest Pakistan last week. A Taliban spokesman said the kidnappings were retaliation for the Pakistan military's offensive against the militants. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad.

The two Chinese telecommunications engineers disappeared with their Pakistani driver and guard on Friday.

Officials said they went missing after finishing work on a project in Dir district, located between the Swat valley and Bajaur tribal agency, where the military has been battling Taliban militants for weeks.