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Nigeria gunmen kill expat oil worker, abduct other
27 Sep 2007 15:16:11 GMT
Source: Reuters
ABUJA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Gunmen disguised as soldiers killed one foreign oil worker and abducted another in Nigeria on Friday in a raid on the construction yard of oil services company Saipem, security sources said.

The victim and hostage were both thought to be Colombian nationals, the sources said, asking not to be named. Police were not immediately available for comment.


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