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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Gunmen seized four American workers in Nigeria's southern oil region, and an Italian oil company said Wednesday that daily crude production had been cut by nearly 100,000 barrels a day by the worst bombing to hit the petroleum industry in months.
Militants demanding greater control over oil in the region have stepped up attacks in recent weeks in Africa's biggest oil producer.
In the latest major incident, attackers carrying assault rifles and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a boat just before midnight Tuesday and seized the four workers, two industry officials told The Associated Press, speaking on condition of anonymity due to company restrictions on dealing with the media.
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