Nigeria: Rebel group threatens planned pipeline

The main rebel group in Nigeria's oil producing Niger Delta region has made threats against a planned multi-billion-dollar pipeline project that would deliver natural gas from Nigeria to Europe.

In an email message sent to reporters Saturday, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) warned investors that unless what it called "root causes" in the Niger Delta are addressed and resolved, any money put into the pipeline project would be wasted because it will be sabotaged.

MEND has frequently stolen oil, sabotaged oil installations and kidnapped oil workers for ransom since late 2005. The group and other militants have been fighting for greater control of natural resources in the region.

Agencies

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