American, Briton are kidnapped
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Gunmen demanding a ransom kidnapped an American engineer and a British engineer on their way to work in Nigeria’s southern oil city of Port Harcourt, authorities said.
The abduction brings to 29 the number of foreign workers held by armed groups in the remote swamps of the Niger Delta.
Diplomats said the two men worked for local construction firm Pivot. A security source said the kidnappers demanded $11.7 million.
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