Gunmen kidnap seven foreigners in north Nigeria-police

BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped seven foreigners and killed a security guard when they stormed the compound of Lebanese construction company Setraco in northern Nigeria's Bauchi state early on Sunday, the police said. Among those abducted were a Briton, an Italian, a Greek and more than one Lebanese worker, including two women, local government chairman Adamu Aliyu and security sources said. Northern Nigeria is plagued by attacks and kidnappings by Islamist groups. Al Qaeda aligned group Ansaru claimed the kidnap in December of a French national who is still missing. ...

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