LAGOS (Reuters) - Several people were killed when suspected ethnic militants stormed a Nigerian oil platform on Sunday, extending a three-week spate of attacks which has hit output in the world's eighth largest exporter.
Heavily armed men invaded Royal Dutch Shell's Benisede oil flow station in six speed boats, exchanged fire with troops, torched two housing blocks, damaged oil processing facilities and left, authorities said.
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