Nigeria: Rebels attack Shell pipelines

Nigeria’s main militant group, MEND, said it had attacked two oil pipelines belonging to Anglo-Dutch energy giant Shell in the southern Rivers state on Sunday.

The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) said in a statement it had “pounded” a Shell pipeline at Adamakiri at 2:30 am (0130 GMT) and another at Kula shortly after.

A Shell official confirmed the two attacks to AFP but said production did not appear to have been greatly affected. The official refused to give more details while waiting for an on-site inspection.

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