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To: SiouxPal who wrote (67356)	5/12/2006 9:42:00 AM
From: zonkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362564

If he's ever going to do it it will most likely be late on a friday so let's hope today will be the day.

To: SiouxPal who wrote (67356)	5/12/2006 8:12:32 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 362564

Nigeria pipeline blast kills up to 200 people Fri May 12, 2006 10:53am ET By Tom Ashby INAGBE BEACH (Reuters) - A pipeline explosion killed up to 200 people on the outskirts of Nigeria's biggest city Lagos on Friday, police said. The Red Cross said the pipeline blew up while vandals were tapping into it to steal petrol, igniting about 500 nearby jerrycans full of fuel. Theft of fuel or crude oil from pipelines is common in Nigeria. "You can see the corpses. Some are burned to ash. Others are remnants. ... We estimate 150 to 200 people died," Lagos State Police Commissioner Emmanuel Adebayo said at the scene. Up to 50 charred, unrecognizable corpses were huddled close to the pipeline, which had been dug out of the sand and bore visible marks of drilling in several places. The pipeline, which belongs to state company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), runs just under the surface of Inagbe Beach, a stretch of golden sand on one of many islands that dot the Lagos lagoon. About a dozen police and a few Red Cross officials were at the scene. Most of the bodies were close to the pipeline but a few were floating in the sea. Inagbe Beach is not a populated area but people apparently came there to tap into the pipeline. A dilapidated port city home to an estimated 13 million people, Lagos has been hit before by devastating explosions. A blast at a munitions dump in 2002 killed more than 1,000 people. (Additional reporting by Tume Ahemba) today.reuters.com