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Nigeria: 2 Germans kidnapped in oil-rich region (AP)

AP - Gunmen abducted two Germans who sought respite along a beach in Nigeria’s oil-rich and violent southern region, an area long targeted by kidnappers ranging from criminal gangs to armed militants, a private security official said Monday.

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Nigeria oil facility damaged, military says (AP)

AP - A Nigerian military spokesman says an oil facility in oil-rich southern Nigeria has been damaged by an attack.

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Nigeria gunmen kidnap foreign worker in oil region (AP)

AP - A Nigerian police spokeswoman says gunmen have kidnapped an Indian citizen living in Nigeria’s restive oil region.

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Niger Delta militants call off truce with Nigeria (AP)

AP - The main militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta called off its cease-fire with the government Saturday morning, dealing a potential death blow to a presidential amnesty program aimed at ending violence that has crippled production in the West African nation.

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