'Three dead' in Nigeria oil barge attack

(FILES) File photo taken September 17, 2008 shows fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) as they prepare for an operation against the Nigerian army in Niger Delta. Nigeria's main militant group MEND, on February 17, 2009, have denied any involvement in an attack on Equatorial Guinea's capital Malabo AFP PHOTO / FILES /PIUS UTOMI EKPEI

Attack: by armed militants in Niger Delta

Gunmen ambushed an Indian-owned oil barge on Tuesday as it was being escorted by the military through Nigeria's Niger Delta region, killing two soldiers and one crew member on the ship, a security forces spokesman was reported as saying.

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