/ 23 March 2001

UNITA CLAIMS SABOTAGE AGAINST OIL COMPLEX

THE Angolan rebel group Unita has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack against an oil complex in northern Angola last weekend in which an exploratory oil well was destroyed. The rebels also said they carried out an attack on a nearby village. During Sunday’s attack against the oil complex in the Kingila/Soyo park, the rebels claimed to have killed 22 soldiers and 17 policemen and destroyed or seized large amounts of ammunition and equipment. – AFP

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