Forbes/AFX News Limited: Blast at Royal Dutch Shell oil pipeline in Nigeria kills 8 – report: “The blast occurred after an attack on the pipeline by an unidentified group of armed men in Port Harcourt, in the Niger river delta, the report said. Royal Dutch Shell has shut down production at two oil fields, the news agency said. Tuesday 20 December 2005
AMSTERDAM (AFX) - A blast at an oil pipeline operated by Royal Dutch Shell has killed at least eight people, Dutch news agency ANP reported.
The blast occurred after an attack on the pipeline by an unidentified group of armed men in Port Harcourt, in the Niger river delta, the report said.
Royal Dutch Shell has shut down production at two oil fields, the news agency said.
Shell representatives were unavailable for comment.
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