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PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (AP) - Kidnappers on Saturday released four foreign oil workers seized weeks ago in restive southern Nigeria.
As journalists looked on, mediators handed the Pakistani, British, French and Dutch citizens over to top security officials in Port Harcourt. All the foreigners, who had been seized June 3, appeared healthy. There were no details on any ransom payments for the four.
Kidnapping has become commonplace in the Niger Delta, where the crude in Africa's biggest producer is pumped. More than 200 foreigners have been seized in the region since militants stepped up their activities 18 months ago.
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