Nigerian Rebels Attack Shell Gas Plant -- Press TVNigeria's main opposition militant group, MEND, has attacked a gas plant operated by Royal Dutch Shell and threatens more attacks to come.
Fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) reportedly assailed the Utorogu gas plant in the Delta state. The Joint Task Force (JTF), a military outfit in the Niger Delta, however killed three of the militants during an operation meant to repel their attack.
A spokesman for Shell in Nigeria confirmed the attack and said one employee of its Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) joint venture and two contractors had been hurt but were in a stable condition and hospitalized in Warri, Delta State.
Oil facilities in the Niger Delta, Nigeria's main oil producing region, are frequently attacked by militants, who claim to fight for what they call the exploitation of the people of the region by multinational companies.
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