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September 28, 2016

Nigerian oil export pipeline attacked
Abuja, Nigeria (UPI) Sep 26, 2016
A militant group in the oil-rich Niger Delta region of Nigeria said it was answering statements from Abuja on mediation by bombing a main oil export pipeline. A group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers said it hit an oil export pipeline carrying Nigeria's benchmark grade Bonny Light. The group said the action, ending a brief summer truce, is in response to what it said was the "over-dramatization" of the issue by the Nigerian government. "The world is watching, time is running again ... read more

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