Tuesday, 8 May 2007

'Pipelines hit' in Nigeria delta

A militant group active in southern Nigeria says it has bombed three major oil pipelines.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said it had attacked pipelines in Bayelsa State. The claim has not been verified.

The group has led several attacks on oil facilities and has abducted foreign workers in its campaign to win a larger share of the region's oil wealth.

Poverty and political corruption are widespread in the Niger Delta region.

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