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Youths free 64 oil workers

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    Militant youths in Nigeria's troubled south-east have release 64 oil workers taken hostage two days ago, news reports said on Tuesday.

    A spokeswoman for the giant Royal Dutch/Shell oil company said in London that all the employees were unharmed. Seven of the hostages were expatriates and the rest Nigerian. They were seized on their drilling rigs by ethnic Isoko youths in Ozoro and Ovrode communities demanding money and amenities for the local population, Reuters reported.

    Shell, which produces half Nigeria's 1.9 million barrels of crude each day, has cut back output by one-quarter because of the insecurity, Reuters said.

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