Four Italians kidnapped in Nigeria -Italy ministry
ROME, May 1 (Reuters) Four Italian oil workers have been kidnapped in Nigeria, Italy's Foreign Ministry said today.
The four workers were believed to be working for a contractor used by US oil company Chevron, a ministry spokesman said.
Nigerian security sources said earlier six foreign oil workers, believed to include four Italians and one American, had been taken hostage by armed militants.
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Story first published: Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 12:36 [IST]