Foreign hostages in Nigeria confirmed dead Monday, March 11, 2013 | 17:21:59 Photo: AFP According to Greek and Italian Foreign Ministry, seven foreign hostages were killed after being kidnapped by a Nigerian terror group in a construction site in Bauchi state. Ansura, a rising Islamic fundamentalist sect, on Saturday said that they have killed these hostages because UK and Nigeria’s forces tried to rescue them. The kidnapping happened on Feb 2 when Ansaru members attack a construction site in Bauchi state, north of Nigeria and killed a security guard, kidnapped seven construction workers including four Lebanons, one English, one Greece and one Italian. Tag Nigeria UK Greek Ansura Feedback Submit Others PM discusses focused cooperation with UN development system National Assembly begins Q&A on banking, health, information President meets with leaders of Communist Party, Socialist Party in Chile President Luong Cuong pays floral tribute to President Ho Chi Minh in Chile