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Nigeria: Over 500 killed in pipeline blast

December 26, 2006

Over 500 bodies, most of them burned beyond recognition, were lying at the scene of a fuel pipeline explosion in Nigeria's largest city Lagos, sources said on Tuesday.

Hundreds of people went to scoop fuel from the pipeline after thieves punctured it overnight at Abule Egba, a heavily populated area.

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