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Gunmen Attack Nigerian Oil Pipelines |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 24 December 2005 |
Nigeria's security forces are on high alert after gunmen attacked
several major oil pipelines. A series of explosions have killed at
least 11 people, and dozens more have been injured.
The attacks occured about 50 kilometres from the major oil terminal in
Port Harcourt. The attackers used dynamite and apparently knew what
they were doing,because oil supplies have been severely disrupted.
The explosions has forced Nigeria to cut back oil production by at
least sevenpercent.Nigeria is Africa's biggest oil exporter and the
eighth biggest in the world. While it is not known who blew up the
pipelines, armed groups in the remote region often attack oil
installations to put pressure on Western oil giants there to
redistribute some of their profits locally. |
