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| US non-government worker 'seized in Niger' | |
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| A US non-government organisation worker is reported to have been seized and his two guards killed in western Niger. | |
| He was driven towards the border with Mali, the mayor of the town of Abalak, Ahmed Dilo, told Reuters news agency. | He was driven towards the border with Mali, the mayor of the town of Abalak, Ahmed Dilo, told Reuters news agency. |
| Gunmen arrived on a motorbike and then an all-terrain vehicle, first killing the guards and then taking the aid worker away in the car, he said. | Gunmen arrived on a motorbike and then an all-terrain vehicle, first killing the guards and then taking the aid worker away in the car, he said. |
| Niger has been less prone to kidnappings than Mali where militant groups are more active. | Niger has been less prone to kidnappings than Mali where militant groups are more active. |
| A French-led military operation banished Islamist fighters from towns in northern Mali in 2013, but militant groups still roam the extensive desert region. | A French-led military operation banished Islamist fighters from towns in northern Mali in 2013, but militant groups still roam the extensive desert region. |
| Niger is trying to prevent violence spreading from Mali on its western border as well as battling Boko Haram militants carrying out raids across Niger's southern frontier with Nigeria. | Niger is trying to prevent violence spreading from Mali on its western border as well as battling Boko Haram militants carrying out raids across Niger's southern frontier with Nigeria. |
| A Malian refugee camp in the region containing Abalak was attacked a week ago and 22 soldiers were killed. | A Malian refugee camp in the region containing Abalak was attacked a week ago and 22 soldiers were killed. |
| Niger battles on all fronts | Niger battles on all fronts |
| As yet it is unclear who seized the man in Niger. | |
| He worked for the Christian organisation YWAM (Youth With A Mission), sources told Radio France Internationale, and had lived in the area since the 1990s and spoke the local Tamachek language. | |
| One of the two guards killed is reported to be a member of Niger's armed forces. | One of the two guards killed is reported to be a member of Niger's armed forces. |