American missionary abducted in Niger as security worsens, sources say

An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media.

The unidentified man was kidnapped overnight Tuesday into Wednesday by three armed individuals in a Toyota Corolla and was probably driven out of town, according to a security source with direct knowledge of the incident but who was not authorized to speak about it publicly.

No armed group has claimed responsibility for…