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| Nigerian group threatens attacks |
| 2008-05-31 |
| The foremost Nigerian rebel group has threatened to carry out a series of attacks on oil installations and military checkpoints. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) said in a statement on Wednesday that it would carry out car bombings to mark the one-year anniversary since Umaru Yar'Adua was inaugurated as president. The group said it was issuing the statement so that civilians would stay clear of such sites in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday. "To commemorate the one year of failure by the government of Umaru Yar'Adua, Mend will carry out a string of deadly attacks and car bombings," the group said. The group's statement was emailed to the media. It said: "This forewarning is to ensure that civilians avoid milling around oil pipelines and installations or close to military checkpoints and vehicles to minimise civilian loss of life." |
| Posted by:Fred |