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Militants force closure of gas plant

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    Militant youth in Nigeria's southeastern oil town of Bonny forced the closure of the country's US 3.8 billion liquefied natural gas plant on Thursday that is designed to launch the nation as a major exporter of the commodity, news reports said.

    The shutdown, just six days after the start of production, came despite earlier assurances by LNG Deputy Managing Director Abba Gana that shipments to Europe would begin on 1 October.

    However, the company said in a statement that the systematic shutdown of the plant began at about 9 a.m. (08:00 GMT) on Thursday, "following continued occupation of access roads and other outlying facilities by the demonstrators".

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