Gunmen attack ship at Nigeria oil facility, kidnap 3

Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a vessel near an offshore oil facility and kidnapped two expatriates and a Nigerian in the restive Niger Delta.

Updated on: Dec 4, 2008, 14:07:10 IST

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Gunmen in Nigeria attacked a vessel near an offshore oil facility and kidnapped two expatriates and a Nigerian in the restive Niger Delta, a private security source said on Thursday. The vessel Oceanic Orion was attacked at the Adanga crude oil flow station in Akwa Ibom state in the delta, home to Nigeria's oil sector.

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