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U.S. aid worker kidnapped in Niger is released after 6 years in captivity

Por: Los Angeles Times World March 20, 2023

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An American aid worker who was kidnapped in the West African nation of Niger more than six years ago has been released from custody, the Biden administration said Monday. Jeffery Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, in October 2016 by men who ambushed and killed his guards and forced him at gunpoint into their truck, where he was driven north toward Mali’s border. He had been doing humanitarian aid work in Niger for more than... + full article



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