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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionary's home in Niger under the cover of evening, gunning down two guards who stood watch. Jeff Woodke recalls seeing the muzzle ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionarys home in Niger under the cover of evening, gunning down two guards who stood watch. Jeff Woodke recalls

The 62-year-old McKinleyville, California, resident and his wife say they believe FBI officials withheld information about negotiations with the captors

An American missionary who spent six years in captivity in Africa says he was beaten, locked in chains and pressured repeatedly to convert to Islam. Jeff Woodke tells The Associated

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionarys home in Niger under the cover of evening, gunning down two guards who stood watch. Jeff Woodke recalls

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An American missionary who spent six years in captivity in Africa says he was beaten,...

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Jeff Woodke, an American missionary who spent six years in captivity in Africa, says he was beaten, locked in chains and pressured repeatedly to convert to Islam.

The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionarys home in Niger under the cover of evening, gunning down two guards who stood watch. Jeff Woodke recalls seeing the muzzle blasts and hearing the screams before being thrown into a pickup truck that then sped away.