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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen on Tuesday released 24 Filipino sailors taken hostage in Nigeria's lawless southern oil-producing region, which has been roiled by weeks of stepped-up violence and kidnappings, officials said.
Sheddy Ozoene, a spokesman for Delta State government, said the Filipinos were aboard the ship from which they were taken Jan. 20 and that the freed sailors were heading to the southern port city of Warri.
"We understand that they were released onto the ship this morning," he said, adding that the men were being accompanied by local government officials.
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