2 Slain, 5 Abducted in Raid on Oil Compound
From Times Wire Reports
Militants invaded a residential compound for foreign oil workers in Nigeria, killing two guards and kidnapping at least five people, oil industry sources said.
Three Britons and two Malaysians were taken from the compound in Eket, close to the operational base of ExxonMobil Corp. The two slain guards were believed to be Nigerians, the sources said.
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