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Briton among hostages in Nigerian oilfield |
| Home | (The Guardian) - Armed militants kidnapped seven oil workers, including one Briton, in the Niger Delta at the weekend, in the first major rebel assault on Nigeria's oil installations since an uneasy truce was brokered five months ago by the new president, Umaru Yar'Adua. Gunmen in 30 high-powered boats attacked a supply vessel servicing Shell's offshore EA field which had been closed last year after a similar incident. |