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| Yemen tribesmen blow up vital oil pipeline |
| 2014-07-15 |
| [BBC] Yemeni rustics have blown up a major oil pipeline, officials say, disrupting supplies from the interior to the Ras Isa export terminal on the Red Sea. The pipeline, carrying some 100,000 barrels daily, was blown up in Habab district of Marib province. The attack strikes at a key revenue stream for Yemen's government, which relies on oil exports to fund spending. Tribesmen in the area have used violent tactics and sabotage in a campaign for a bigger share of jobs and revenues. Marib province has also seen attacks by holy warriors allied to al-Qaeda. The oil pipeline, Yemen's largest, was last attacked in May. |
| Posted by:Fred |