Chinese engineers escapes from taliban

A Chinese engineer who was kidnapped by the taliban in Pakistan has escaped. The 2nd Chinese engineer who was kidnapped was injured when he tried to escape. AFP

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — A Chinese engineer taken hostage in Pakistan seven weeks ago escaped from his Taliban kidnappers and found his way to an army post, the military said Friday.

The Taliban said one of two Chinese hostages they were holding had gone missing, while the other had been severely injured in the escape bid.

The men went missing along with their local driver and a security guard on August 29 in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border where they had been checking an installation.

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Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan told AFP the second hostage was injured before he was re-captured.

"Last night an incident happened after which one Chinese engineer was hurt and the other went missing," Khan said.

A separate Taliban source said the hostages were being moved from one location to another when they tried to escape.

He said the re-captured man had severely injured his leg falling down a steep mountain slope.

"They were near the town of Matta in the Swat valley when they made a run for it," he said.