Islamist Group Claims Responsibility for Nigeria Kidnap

An Islamist group in Nigeria claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of seven foreigners at a construction site in the northern state of Bauchi.

Jamaatu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladissudan, or “Vanguards for the Protection of Muslims in the Land of the Blacks,” said in an e-mailed statement it carried out the attack in response to “the transgressions and atrocities done to the religion of Allah” by European nations in countries such as Mali and Afghanistan.