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Nigerian Militants Destroy 3 Pipelines In Oil-Rich Delta |
| Home | (Washington Post) - JOHANNESBURG, May 8 -- Militants in Nigeria's volatile oil-producing region destroyed three pipelines in raids early Tuesday as part of what they said would be a rising campaign of destruction leading up to the inauguration of the nation's new president on May 29. Political protests against the election of Umaru Yar'Adua have fizzled in Nigeria since he won the presidency on April 21 in a vote that observers said was profoundly flawed nationwide and, in many places, simply rigged. But rising discontent appears to have fueled a fresh round of conflict in the Niger Delta. |