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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - The military launched a crackdown on suspected militants in Nigeria's restive, petroleum-rich south Friday as militants released another foreign hostage taken in a spate of kidnappings.
Soldiers could be seen entering some houses in the main Niger Delta city of Port Harcourt, detaining at least five people. The troops fired in the air, sending men and women screaming through the streets. Gunfire sounded for at least an hour.
"This is the beginning of something bigger to drive all the bandits from the state," said Maj. Sagir Musa, a military spokesman. "It will continue. It is ongoing."
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