Pentagon: U.S. forces have conducted a hostage rescue operation in northern Nigeria "to recover an American citizen held hostage by a group of armed men. This American citizen
is safe" and "no U.S military personnel were injured during the operation.”
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The operation involved the governments of the U.S., Niger and Nigeria working together to rescue Walton quickly, sources said.
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The elite SEAL Team Six carried out a "precision" hostage rescue mission and killed all but one of the seven captors, according to officials with direct knowledge about the operation.
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"They were all dead before they knew what happened," another counterterrorism source with knowledge told ABC News.
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