Nigerian Armed Group Kills Foreign Hostages
European diplomats have confirmed that seven foreign hostages kidnapped in Bauchi State have been killed as claimed by their captors, Ansaru - a Boko Haram splinter group.
Unknown gunmen
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Nigeria:
Britain, Italy, Greece Confirm Killing of Foreign Hostages
This Day, 11 March 2013
As security agencies intensified the manhunt for members of a terrorist group Ansaru, an offshoot of Boko Haram, that claimed to have killed the seven hostages in its custody,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
UK, Italy, Greece Confirm Hostage Deaths - Britain Pledges Anti-Terror Help to Nigeria
Daily Trust, 11 March 2013
European diplomats said yesterday that seven foreign hostages kidnapped in Bauchi State had been killed as claimed by the Ansaru group, the worst such foreign abduction violence to… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Controversy Trails Alleged Killing of Seven Foreigners By Ansaru
Leadership, 10 March 2013
The Jama'atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladis Sudan also known as Ansaru has claimed killing seven foreign hostages it seized last month in Bauchi State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Security Agencies Investigate Alleged Killing Seven Foreign Setraco Staff
Vanguard, 11 March 2013
Security operatives in Bauchi State yesterday said they were still investigating allegations of the killing of seven expatriates kidnapped in Jama'are Local Government Area of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Nigerian Extremists, Ansaru, Claims It Killed Seven Foreign Hostages Abducted in Bauchi
Premium Times, 9 March 2013
New Islamic extremist group, Ansaru, said on Saturday that it has killed seven foreign construction workers abducted in Bauchi State a fortnight ago, according to an online message… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Islamists Claim Foreign Hostages Dead
RFI, 10 March 2013
Nigerian Islamist group Ansaru on Saturday claimed to have killed seven foreign hostages captured last month. A French family is believed to be held by Islamists in the south of… Read more »