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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Militants on Thursday released two Italian oil workers who were kidnapped more than three months ago in Nigeria's restive southern region, officials said.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta militants said the two workers seized Dec. 7 were handed over to an Italian journalist visiting the region where Nigeria's crude is pumped.
The militants said the long captivity of the two Italians was meant to show Italy the injustice of their region, which remains impoverished despite its great natural resources. In a statement, they said they had achieved that goal, but vowed more kidnappings.
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