Reuters
17 March 2011
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A Nigerian militant group claimed responsibility for an attack on an Agip oil facility in the Niger Delta on Wednesday, but the military said it was an isolated incident carried out by local youths.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said in a statement emailed to media that its fighters had carried out the attack on the Clough Creek oil flow station late on Tuesday and warned of more strikes on energy infrastructure.
"This attack and similar attacks on pipelines and flow stations which will take place in the coming days are a reminder to the Nigerian government and general public not to take our threats for granted," the statement said.
The military taskforce responsible for security in the vast wetlands region said local community youths were suspected to have been behind the explosion. Agip declined to comment.
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