JAKARTA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- All five Chinese nationals taken hostages by a group of gunmen in Indonesia's Aceh province were released Tuesday after being held since Saturday.

    The Jakarta-based Metro TV reported the five Chinese were evacuated to a local government office in Pining sub-district, Aceh Province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island.

    They were released at about 11:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) and evacuated to Benteng village in Pining sub-district where they got police escort.

    Their conditions were not immediately known and local officials were not available for comments.

    A group of gunmen abducted seven Chinese workers and an Indonesian citizen in Gayo Luwes district, Aceh province, late on Saturday.

    Two Chinese hostages were released on Sunday night.  
 

5 Chinese nationals kidnapped in Indonesia

    JAKARTA, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Embassy in Indonesia confirmed Tuesday that five Chinese citizens who worked for a mining firm in Aceh province had been kidnapped by gunmen over the weekend and remained hostages.

    A group of gunmen abducted seven Chinese workers and an Indonesian citizen in Gayo Lues district, Aceh province, on Saturday evening. Full story