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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen kidnapped five Chinese workers fixing overhead telephone lines in southern Nigeria on Friday, the latest abductions of foreigners in the restive, oil-rich region, officials said.
A sixth worker escaped the gunmen, who wore military fatigues and rode in a minibus, said Alex Nwiyor, a community leader who saw the attack outside the main southern oil hub of Port Harcourt.
Irejua Barasua, a police spokeswoman in southern Rivers State, confirmed the details, saying the Chinese worked for a telecommunications firm fixing phone lines.
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