Across the World: Nigeria
China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-06 07:42
Militants free 19 hostages
The main militant group in the oil-producing Niger Delta said yesterday it had released around 19 Nigerian oil workers kidnapped last month but was still holding two Britons and a Ukrainian.
"The Nigerian hostages rescued from pirates by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) have been released in Rivers state," MEND said in an e-mailed statement.
"Due to the location where the expatriates were kept for their safety, they cannot be released at this time because of security concerns," the group said.
(China Daily 10/06/2008 page8)
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