Niger - Chad: some bandits and a possible kidnapping
It looks like there's been a roberry or more on Tchad/Niger frontier....
Rome - Two Italian tourists are still being held by bandits in Niger, after most of their tour group was released, said Italian foreign ministry on Tuesday.
The ministry said: "Two people, both Italians, are being held."
The ministry said it had established contact with other members of the group.
It said earlier that 21 Italians had been abducted on Monday and later released in the desert area of south-east Niger, near the border with Chad.
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