Thread by @meekwire

BREAKING @ABC — American citizen kidnapped last Monday in Niger has been rescued by a US special mission unit in neighboring Nigeria, US and Nigerien officials tell @ABC

abcnews.go.com/International/…

By @meekwire @AichaEHC @cjf39

BREAKING @ABC — US citizen Philip Walton rescued by SEAL Team Six, who killed all but one captor in Nigeria, officials say. Walton, 27, was abducted by suspected criminals in Niger on Monday. Concern he’d end up in hands of terrorists drove urgency of op.
abcnews.go.com/International/…

Hostages freed are good for @realDonaldTrump who has made the issue a hallmark of his administration and highlighted it with several former hostages appearing at his convention, along with Kayla Mueller’s parents. This case has unfolded fast since Monday.
abcnews.go.com/International/…

Statement on successful US Special Mission Unit raid to rescue kidnapped American citizen Philip Walton in northern Nigeria by Pentagon spokesperson (h/t @LMartinezABC)

DEVGRU, aka SEAL Team Six killed all but one of the seven captors, according to officials with direct knowledge about the operation. "They were all dead before they knew what happened," a counterterrorism source told @ABC
The seventh man fled on foot.
abcnews.go.com/International/…

Statement from @SecPompeo and one from Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell Director Kieran Ramsey on rescue of American hostage Philip Walton

The president’s inner circle has cheered SEAL Team Six for rescuing Philip Walton in Nigeria. Just a couple of weeks ago ST6 alum @mchooyah went on @CNN to clarify that allegations re-tweeted by potus suggesting Osama Bin Laden was not killed in 2011 by ST6 were absurdly untrue.