French Workers Kidnapped From Nuclear Company
September 16 2010
French nationals were among a group of seven kidnapped Thursday morning in the town of Arlit in northern Niger, Reuters reports.
Two of those abducted work for the French nuclear company Areva, while the others are employed by the subcontracting construction company Sogea-Satom, said a company spokeswoman.
Arlit is located near Areva's uranium mining operations.
The French Foreign Ministry said it was investigating.
Several kidnapping victims in the Sahara-Sahel region...
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