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Nigeria

Schoolchildren kidnapped by gunman in Nigeria

A GUNMAN WHO hijacked a schoolbus in southern Nigera has demanded $130,000 in exchange for the release of 15 child passengers. AFP reports that the bus was attacked yesterday, and the children were taken to an unknown location. A police source said they were aged between three and 10 years of age.