UC RUSAL announces release of employees kidnapped in Nigeria

The six kidnapped Russian citizens, comprising five UC RUSAL employees and one employee\'s relative, were released today in Nigeria. They were taken hostage on June 3, 2007 in the company’s residential compound near the town of Ikot Abasi, Nigeria.

The release of the hostages was the result of coordinated actions undertaken by UC RUSAL, Nigerian and Russian authorities, and security services.