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Gabon oil rig disaster: Three bodies found, two still missing

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Three bodies have been found following the sinking of an oil rig off the coast of Gabon on Saturday, while the search continues for two people still missing, according to an updated count released by Gabonese authorities overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.

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