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At least four Nigerians killed in attack on U.S. convoy -Blinken

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivers remarks on the roll-out of the International Religious Freedom Report at the State Department in Washington, U.S., May 15, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/Pool

At least four Nigerians were killed in an attack on a convoy of two U.S. government vehicles in Nigeria on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said, adding that the attack did not appear to be directed at the U.S. mission there.

In a statement on Wednesday, Blinken said the U.S. mission and its Nigerian counterparts were working to ascertain the location and condition of those unaccounted for. In all, there were nine Nigerian nationals in the convoy, he said.

(Reporting by Paul Grant; editing by Tim Ahmann)

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