Soldiers from the rebel Niger Movement for Justice pose for a group portrait in the desert in northern Niger in January. The group is mainly Tuareg-led. PHUONG TRAN /REUTERS FILE PHOTOFrom The Toronto Star:
Canadian diplomats Robert Fowler and Louis Guay were abducted, a rebel website said, to send Canada 'a strong signal' over its support of Niger government
NIAMEY, Niger—Missing Canadian diplomat Robert Fowler appears to have been plunged into a bitter, long-standing struggle involving the government of Niger, nomadic rebel groups and uranium mining companies.
United Nations authorities were examining information published on a website of the Front des Forces de Redressement, which yesterday claimed responsibility for abducting Fowler, then denied it, while trying to shift blame to another group, a spokesperson for UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said.
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My Comment: There appears more to this story than what is told. Unfortunately, Niger is one of those countries where information is very hard to come by.
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