The hotel assault was reportedly mounted by up to 50 gunmen who seized cars to block streets, slowing the police.
At least three people were kidnapped in the attack bearing hallmarks of drug violence.
Gunmen attacked a Chevron Corp. oil pipeline in Nigeria's restive Niger Delta, causing an unknown amount of damage, a government spokesman said Saturday.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100109/ap_on_bi_ge/af_nigeria_oil_unrest
Gunmen kill four relatives of an elite Mexican marine who died during an operation targeting one of the country's most-wanted drug lords.
