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Moscow - The Russian Embassy in Nigeria has confirmed the abduction of six Russian sailors off the Nigerian coast.

“We confirm the abduction of six Russian sailors and one Estonian from a towboat owned by the Bourbon Company on Monday. They were abducted in Nigerian coastal waters. None of the sailors was hurt in the attack,” Russian Temporary Charge d’Affaires in Nigeria Valery Shaposhnikov told Interfax.