SEAL Team 6 rescued an American hostage in Nigeria on Saturday.
“U.S. forces conducted a hostage rescue operation during the early hours of 31 October in Northern Nigeria to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men,” said Jonathan Hoffman, chief Pentagon spokesman. “No U.S military personnel were injured during the operation.”
The now-rescued hostage has been identified as 27-year-old Philip Walton, who was abducted last week in neighboring Niger. The SEALs rescued Walton after killing several of his captors.
“We had to get him before any potential trade or sale,” one U.S. official said.
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