German aid worker kidnapped in Niger
A German aid worker has been abducted in the west of Niger
near the border with Mali.
Officials say the man and his colleagues were
travelling on Wednesday when gunmen on motorcycles stopped them, and burnt their vehicle.
It is not immediately clear who
was behind the abduction and whether the German's colleagues were also seized.
So far, the kidnappers have not
made any demands.
The German national is reported to have been working for the
aid group Help.
He was seized near Ayorou, in
Tillaberi. It is a dangerous part of Niger where militant Islamists regularly target the
army. Four US soldiers were also killed there last October.
BBC
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