2 Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria

时间：2007-03-21 01:56:53

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Mar1.21 - The government is making every effort to secure the release of two Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria as soon as possible, Foreign Ministry2 spokesman Liu Jianchao said on Tuesday, March 20.

 

Some armed men abducted3 the workers, employed by a Chinese company, in the southern Nigerian state of Anambra on Saturday.

 

"The Chinese government has urged its Nigerian counterpart to make all efforts to rescue the two workers. The Nigerian side has said it would do its best to secure their release," Liu said.

 

The Ministry of Commerce is highly concerned over the two Chinese workers kidnapped in Nigeria, the ministry's spokesman Wang Xinpei said on Tuesday night.

 

The ministry asked the Nigerian side to immediately take necessary measures to rescue the kidnapped workers, and take concrete measures to protect Chinese citizens in Nigeria.

 

Wang also urged Chinese companies and citizens in Nigeria to pay attention to their own safety and take precautions.

 

This is the third time in two and a half months that Chinese workers have been abducted in Nigeria. On January 5, five Chinese working for Teleken Engineering were kidnapped in Rivers State while installing equipment to upgrade rural telephone services.

 

Teleken Engineering is a telecommunication4 company based in Southwest China's Sichuan Province and a subsidiary of China Telecom.

 

The five workers were released on January 17.

 

Twenty days later, gunmen abducted nine Chinese workers from the office of China National Petroleum5 Corp. The workers were part of a team conducting a seismic6 study in the Sagbama area of Bayelsa state in southern Nigeria. One attacker was killed in the incident.

 

The workers were freed after 11 days of ordeal7 and reached Beijing on February 7.

 

The Foreign Ministry posts warnings on its website regularly to keep Chinese travelers informed of the risks overseas.

 

Liu Jianchao urged Chinese companies, workers and students overseas to take pre-emptive measures to avoid such situations.

 
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1 mar f7Kzq     
vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟
参考例句：
  • It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
  • Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。
2 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
3 abducted 73ee11a839b49a2cf5305f1c0af4ca6a     
劫持，诱拐( abduct的过去式和过去分词 )； 使（肢体等）外展
参考例句：
  • Detectives have not ruled out the possibility that she was abducted. 侦探尚未排除她被绑架的可能性。
  • The kid was abducted at the gate of kindergarten. 那小孩在幼儿园大门口被绑架走了。
4 telecommunication 5gMzg5     
n.电信，远距离通信
参考例句：
  • Telecommunication is an industry of service.电信业是一个服务型的行业。
  • I only care about the telecommunication quality and the charge.我只关心通信质量和资费两个方面。
5 petroleum WiUyi     
n.原油，石油
参考例句：
  • The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
  • The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。
6 seismic SskyM     
a.地震的，地震强度的
参考例句：
  • Earthquakes produce two types of seismic waves.地震产生两种地震波。
  • The latest seismic activity was also felt in northern Kenya.肯尼亚北部也感觉到了最近的地震活动。
7 ordeal B4Pzs     
n.苦难经历，（尤指对品格、耐力的）严峻考验
参考例句：
  • She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
  • Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。

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