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Hostage Britons freed in Nigeria

Tuesday 16 February 1999 01:02 GMT
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Hostage Britons freed in Nigeria

THE FAMILY of a British teacher and his son kidnapped in southern Nigeria expressed relief at their release. Martin Westbury and his son Benjamin, two, were freed yesterday after being bundled into a speedboat at gunpoint on Sunday. A spokeswoman for Shell, Mr Westbury's employer, said no ransom had been demanded or paid.

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