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French tourists 'seized in Cameroon' near Nigeria border French tourists seized in Cameroon near Nigeria border
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Gunmen in northern Cameroon have abducted seven French tourists, French President Francois Hollande has said. Gunmen in northern Cameroon have abducted seven French tourists near the border with Nigeria, French President Francois Hollande has said.
They are reported to have been captured by unidentified men on motorcycle near the Nigerian border. He says they belong to the same family and were seized by a "known terrorist group based in Nigeria".
The tourists include three adults and four children, AFP quotes Cameroonian officials as saying. Mr Hollande added that the seven - who are said to include children - were probably taken to northern Nigeria.
Two militant groups are active there. One, Ansaru, claimed the abduction of seven foreign workers on Sunday.
Ansaru also sayd it is holding a French national, Francis Colump, who was seized in the northern state of Katsina.
Another Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, has staged many attacks across northern Nigeria in recent years.
A Cameroonian security official told France's AFP news agency that the family had been returning from a visit to Waza National Park when they were attacked.