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World Service,14 Jul 2000,29 mins

Nigeria's Deadly Oil Explosion

This Week and Africa

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A Nigerian oil pipeline explosion kills 200 people near city of Warri. Potential causes for the accident include people illegally siphoning off oil and the vandalisation of the pipeline. Also on the programme, deaths at Zimbabwe football match and Liberian rebels strike again.

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