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Kidnapping
3 French crewmen kidnapped from ship off Nigerian coast
THREE FRENCH CREWMEN have been kidnapped in an attack on a ship in an oil field off the Nigerian coast. No-one has yet claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, which are the latest in a string of piracy acts in the Gulf of Guinea. France’s Foreign Ministry said it is working closely with Nigerian authorities.
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