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Nigerian gunmen kidnap Russians | Nigerian gunmen kidnap Russians |
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Two workers of a Russian aluminium company have been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria, the company says. | Two workers of a Russian aluminium company have been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria, the company says. |
A statement from UC Rusal said the pair, workers at the Alscon aluminium smelter, were snatched in the town of Ikot Abasi in the Niger Delta. | A statement from UC Rusal said the pair, workers at the Alscon aluminium smelter, were snatched in the town of Ikot Abasi in the Niger Delta. |
Reports said gunmen in speedboats attacked the residential compound in the middle of the night. | Reports said gunmen in speedboats attacked the residential compound in the middle of the night. |
The Russians' whereabouts were unknown, Itar-Tass news agency reported. Attacks on foreigners are common in Nigeria. | The Russians' whereabouts were unknown, Itar-Tass news agency reported. Attacks on foreigners are common in Nigeria. |
A statement from UC Ruscal said: "The two employees of the company were kidnapped. The company is taking all necessary measures to free the hostages as soon as possible." | |
More than 200 foreigners have been kidnapped by militants in the Niger Delta, the heart of the country's oil industry, since 2006. | |
A collapse in law and order has allowed armed groups to make a living extorting money from oil companies that have to keep their operations going, correspondents say. |
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