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Gunmen kidnap Lebanese in Nigerian oil city-source
08 Jun 2007 18:02:50 GMT
Source: Reuters
ABUJA, June 8 (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanese manager in the Nigerian city of Port Harcourt on Friday, a security source said, taking to 31 the number of foreign hostages being held in the oil-producing Niger Delta.

Police confirmed the abduction of a manager from Modant Marine, a shipyard services company, but could not confirm the nationality of the man. Kidnappings for ransom are common in the anarchic delta in southern Nigeria.
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