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Red Cross says British worker killed in Pakistan

The Columbian
Published: April 28, 2012, 5:00pm

QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The Red Cross says a British national working for the organization has been killed by his captors in southwestern Pakistan.

Khalil Rasjed Dale’s body was found Sunday on the outskirts of the city of Quetta.

Dale was managing a Red Cross health program in the city when he was seized in January by gunmen.

The International Committee of the Red Cross issued a statement confirming Dale’s death.

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