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Sudan begins oil exports

    NAIROBI

    Sudan sent an inaugural shipment of 600,000 barrels of crude oil to Singapore on Monday, news agencies said. BBC quoted President Omar al-Bashir as saying the exports were a reward from God for "Sudan's faithfulness". He dismissed threats by rebels that they would blow up the newly-opened 1600-km pipeline. A ceremony marking the start of the exports was attended by the presidents of Chad and the Central African Republic, among others. The oil fields have been developed with the involvement of Sudanese, Chinese, Malaysian and Canadian companies.

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