US citizen abducted in Niger, State Department says
By Nicole Gaouette and Tim Lister, CNN Updated 3:45 PM ET, Tue October 27, 2020 (CNN)A US citizen has been abducted in Niger, the US State Department confirmed in a statement Tuesday. "We are aware of a US citizen abducted in Niger. We are providing their family all possible consular assistance," a State Department spokesman said in a comment to CNN. A US official tells CNN the individual was working in Niger as a missionary. CNN has not been able to confirm the citizen's identity. The governor of the local region where the abduction took place was quoted in various local media and by Frenc...
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