4 killed, 3 kidnapped when gunmen attack U.S. convoy in Nigeria, police say

Gunmen attacked an American convoy in Nigeria on Tuesday, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said. Nigerian police said the attack, which took place in southeast Nigeria’s Anambra State, left four people dead. Three others were abducted.

“It does look like a U.S. convoy vehicles was attacked. What I can tell you is that no U.S. citizens were involved. And therefore there were no U.S. citizens hurt,” Kirby said at a briefing.

“We are aware of some casualties, perhaps even some killed, but I don’t want to get too far ahead of where we are right now. It just happened and the State Department’s looking into this,” Kirby added.

“No U.S. citizen was in the convoy,” Nigerian police spokesman Ikenga Tochukwu confirmed.

The attack took place on Tuesday afternoon along Atani, Osamale road in Ogbaru district, according to police.

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