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http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2008/01/nigerian-militants-threaten-ec/
“Nigerian Insurgents Pledge ‘Economic Tsunami’”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), an insurgent group active in southern Nigeria’s Niger Delta region aligned against foreign oil companies and the Nigerian military, has issued a new threat against oil installations in its area of operations on January 10. Via e-mail, MEND fired a proverbial shot across the bow of the oil companies and the Nigerian government. As reported by the Associated Press:”
By Clay Varney on January 10, 2008 at 5:07 PM | Permalink
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Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520
This information is current as of today, Fri Jan 11 2008 03:12:12 GMT-0800 (PST).
NIGERIA
October 30, 2007
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ADDING to and UPDATING post no. 486:
http://threatswatch.org/rapidrecon/2008/01/the-movement-for-the-emancipat/
“MEND Bombs Oil Tanker”
ARTICLE SNIPPET: “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), the Nigerian insurgent group, did not take long to act on its promise to create an “economic tsunami in the world oil markets”. On January 11 MEND claimed responsibility for a bombing attack on the oil tanker Golden Lucy while it was waiting to offload fuel in Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s main transit point for petroleum exports. The explosion caused a fire that caused no fatalities but injured several.
Oil industry sources reported that exports were unaffected, so whether this particular strike will result in MEND’s economic tsunami is at this juncture unlikely.”
By Clay Varney on January 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM | Permalink