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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-30-07 05:25 PM
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US oil workers freed in Nigeria
Source: BBC

Four US oil workers taken hostage in Nigeria's volatile Niger Delta have been freed after three weeks in captivity, the authorities have said.

Armed men in speed boats seized the workers from a barge near an oil export terminal belonging to Chevron on 9 May.

A spokesman for the Delta state said militants had released the men. US embassy officials have yet to comment.

Nearly 100 foreign workers have been abducted this year. About 20 remain in the hands of various armed groups.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/6706523.stm
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