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British woman shot dead in Nigerian holiday resort

A British woman has been shot dead by gunmen at a holiday resort in Nigeria.

Faye Mooney, of Manchester was one of two people killed in the northern city of Kaduna.

The 29-year-old was working for non-governmental organisation the Mercy Corps, which said it was “utterly heartbroken”.

A Nigerian man was also killed and three others were kidnapped, the local police said.

The kidnappers are yet to be identified, the BBC reported.

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