Islamic extremist group in Nigeria announce deaths of kidnapped foreigners An Islamic extremist group in Nigeria calling itself Ansaru has announced on its website that it killed seven foreigners kidnapped in the northern part of the country in mid-February. The victims - three Lebanese citizens and one each from Britain, Greece, Italy and the Philippines - are all employees of a Lebanese construction company, Setraco. Ansaru, a splinter group of Nigeria's Islamic extremist network Boko Haram, said it was responding to the deaths of Muslims killed by Nigerian and British forces while trying to free the hostages. More about: Hostages, Nigeria, Terrorism