A militant group in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region has handed over two German hostages kidnapped last month.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said they rescued the two men from another militant group who had kidnapped them.

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Kidnapping foreign workers has become a lucrative business for Delta gangs.

The construction company the pair worked for, Julius Berger, suspended its operations in the Niger Delta after the kidnapping in July.

(BBC)

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