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20 December 2012 - 11:59 AMT

French national kidnapped in Nigeria – report

A French national working for renewable energy firm Vergnet has been kidnapped in Nigeria, a company executive said on Thursday, Dec 20, according to Reuters.

Asked if a French worker for the company had been kidnapped in the west African country, the executive said: "Yes".

She refused to give further details. France's Foreign Ministry declined to comment.