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CORRECTED-Four Turks kidnapped in Nigeria, police launch rescue operation

Published 21/07/2019, 15:40
CORRECTED-Four Turks kidnapped in Nigeria, police launch rescue operation

(Corrects day when incident was reported)
ABUJA/ANKARA, July 21 (Reuters) - Four Turkish nationals
have been kidnapped in western Nigeria and police are conducting
a rescue operation, a state police spokesman said on Sunday.
"Four Turkish expatriates were kidnapped at a drinking spot
in Gbale village in the Edu local government area of Kwara
State," said Okasanmi Ajayi, spokesman for Kwara state police.
A rescue operation has been launched to find the Turkish
nationals and arrest the kidnappers, the spokesman said.
The incident was reported around 11:30 p.m. local time on
Saturday, he said.
Turkey's Foreign Ministry said it had no further
information.
On Tuesday, 10 Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed
pirates who attacked a Turkish-flagged cargo ship off the coast
of Nigeria.

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