S.Sudan oil tanker blast deaths top 150

The crash and subsequent blast took place on a road some 250 kilometres (155 miles) west of the capital Juba, close to the small town of Maridi.

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9 years ago

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19 Sep

South Sudan oil tanker blast death toll tops 150 people

At least 150 people died in South Sudan when a crashed oil tanker exploded as a crowd scooped up spilled fuel, reports said Friday.Senior local official John Ezkia told South Sudan’s Eye Radio that the initial death toll of more than 85 in Wednesday’s explosion had risen to at least 150, after scores died of burns.

 

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Many dead in S Sudan tanker blast

At least 85 people have been killed after an oil tanker exploded in South Sudan, officials say.

 

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Libya 'takes control' of oil tanker

Libyan officials say they have taken control of a North Korean-flagged tanker that loaded crude oil at a port occupied by rebel forces.

 

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Oil tanker bombed in Libyan port

Military jets have attacked a Greek-operated oil tanker in the Libyan port of Derna, killing two crew members, the Greek authorities say.

 

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Libya rebels load N Korea oil tanker

Rebels who seized oil ports in eastern Libya say they have loaded oil on to a North Korean-flagged tanker.

 

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North Korea disowns Libya oil tanker

North Korea says it has nothing to do with a tanker which left Libya with an oil shipment from a port held by a separatist militia.

 

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VIDEO: US seize rogue Libya oil tanker

The US has taken control of a tanker full of oil loaded from a rebel-held port in Libya, the Pentagon says.

 

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Nigeria estimates Baga deaths at 150

Nigeria says the number of casualties in an assault by Boko Haram on the town of Baga last week was lower than previously believed.

 

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Deaths feared in Nigeria bomb blast

A number of people are feared dead after an explosion in the town of Mubi in north-eastern Nigeria's Adamawa state.

 

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