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| Nigeria gunmen seize French man in Katsina | Nigeria gunmen seize French man in Katsina |
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| A group of 30 gunmen have used dynamite to force their way into a well-guarded compound in northern Nigeria and seize a French engineer, police say. | A group of 30 gunmen have used dynamite to force their way into a well-guarded compound in northern Nigeria and seize a French engineer, police say. |
| Two Nigerian guards were killed in the attack, said Katsina state police commissioner Abdullahi Magaji. | Two Nigerian guards were killed in the attack, said Katsina state police commissioner Abdullahi Magaji. |
| French President Francois Hollande said his government would do everything it could to find the unnamed engineer. | French President Francois Hollande said his government would do everything it could to find the unnamed engineer. |
| Katsina has been relatively unscathed by recent violence in northern Nigeria carried out by Islamist militants. | Katsina has been relatively unscathed by recent violence in northern Nigeria carried out by Islamist militants. |
| As the unknown group fled, they attacked a police station, Mr Magaji said. | As the unknown group fled, they attacked a police station, Mr Magaji said. |
| He told AFP news agency he did not think the Boko Haram militant group, which is based in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, was behind the kidnapping. | He told AFP news agency he did not think the Boko Haram militant group, which is based in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri, was behind the kidnapping. |
| The kidnapped man worked for a French company on a wind power project in the town of Rimi, about 25km (15 miles) from Katsina city, AFP reports. | The kidnapped man worked for a French company on a wind power project in the town of Rimi, about 25km (15 miles) from Katsina city, AFP reports. |
| Two security guards were shot dead in the attack, while a police officer was wounded, the police commissioner said. | Two security guards were shot dead in the attack, while a police officer was wounded, the police commissioner said. |
| Earlier this year, a kidnapped German engineer was killed by his captors during a failed rescue bid. The BBC's Will Ross in Nigeria says it is thought the group holding him had links to al-Qaeda's North African wing, which is active in neighbouring Niger, and Mali. | |
| A British and an Italian hostage were also killed this year during a similar attempt to free them by British and Nigerian forces. | A British and an Italian hostage were also killed this year during a similar attempt to free them by British and Nigerian forces. |
| There has been a spate of recent kidnappings in southern Nigeria, where the motive is usually a ransom. | There has been a spate of recent kidnappings in southern Nigeria, where the motive is usually a ransom. |