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Militants to Hold Hostages Indefinitely

Friday, December 08, 2006 1:19:40 PM
By KATHARINE HOURELD

 Militants wearing black masks, military fatigues and carrying Kalashnikov assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenade launchers patrol the creeks of the Niger Delta area of Nigeria, in this Feb. 24, 2006 file photo. Gunmen attacked an oil export terminal in southern Nigerian belonging to a subsidiary of Italy's Eni SpA early Thursday, Dec. 7, 2006, killing one person and taking three Italians hostage, officials said. (AP Photo/George Osodi, File)LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich delta said Friday it will hold four foreign hostages "indefinitely" to press for the release of two of the region's jailed leaders and compensation from an oil company for alleged pollution.

The three Italian workers and one Lebanese man were taken captive Thursday in a raid on an oil export terminal operated by Agip, a subsidiary of Italian oil firm Eni SpA.

The group also threatened to target oil company offices, vehicles and personnel with roadside bombs.


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