Oil pipeline bombing reported in Nigeria
posted 5:03 am Fri April 25, 2008 - LAGOS, Nigeria
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Militants say they have sabotaged an oil pipeline in Nigeria's south.The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta says its fighters hit a pipeline late Thursday in southern Rivers State. That brings to four the number of pipelines the militant group claims to have blown up in the past week.
The group said Friday that the pipeline belongs to a Royal Dutch Shell PLC joint venture. Shell was not immediately available for comment.
The group said Friday that the pipeline belongs to a Royal Dutch Shell PLC joint venture. Shell was not immediately available for comment.
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