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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich river delta region said Wednesday it has turned down offers of ransom for four foreign hostages, reiterating that the captives will only be freed in exchange for imprisoned comrades.
"As earlier stated, the release of these four individuals is tied to the release of four hostages of Niger delta origin in Nigerian government hands," said an e-mail from an address used by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND.
The three Italians and a Lebanese man were seized last month from an oil export station operated by Agip, a subsidiary of Italian oil giant Eni SpA.
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