“Over 200 And Still Counting” Killed In Nigerian Pipeline Explosion...

Associated Press KATHARINE HOURELD December 26, 2006 08:55 AM

At least 200 people were killed Tuesday when a gasoline pipeline exploded in Nigeria's biggest city of Lagos, a Red Cross official said. The death toll was expected to rise.

Ige Oladimeji, a senior official for the Nigerian Red Cross, said his workers had documented "over 200 and still counting."

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