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Gunmen abduct Lebanese worker in Nigeria oil delta
28 Feb 2007 16:34:22 GMT
Source: Reuters
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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Gunmen abducted a Lebanese construction worker near the Nigerian oil city of Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta, police said on Wednesday.

The kidnapping, at Mbiama community in Rivers state, brought to nine the number of foreigners held by armed groups in the lawless delta, which accounts for all of Nigeria's oil production.

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Muslims pray at the central mosque in Lagos April 13, 2007. Unidentified gunmen in northern Nigeria shot dead a hardline Muslim scholar and government critic while he was at prayer in a mosque on Friday, one day ahead of national elections, police said.


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