A CAR BOMBING IN THE NIGERIAN OIL CITY OF WARRI, CLAIMED BY MILITANTS WHOSE ATTACKS HAVE CUT OIL EXPORTS BY A QUARTER, DESTROYED AT LEAST FIVE TANKER TRUCKS, A REUTERS WITNESS SAID ON SUNDAY. THE BLAST LATE ON SATURDAY NIGHT IN A TRUCK PARK CLOSE TO A REFINERY SENT DEBRIS FLYING 100 METRES AWAY. THERE WERE NO REPORTS OF CASUALTIES AND DRIVERS AT THE PARK ON SUNDAY SAID THE AREA WOULD HAVE BEEN DESERTED THE NIGHT BEFORE. POLICE AND ARMY SPOKESMEN COULD NOT BE REACHED FOR COMMENT. THE MOVEMENT FOR THE EMANCIPATION OF THE NIGER DELTA (MEND), WHICH DEMANDS MORE LOCAL CONTROL OVER THE SOUTHERN DELTA'S OIL WEALTH, SAID IT HAD USED A MOBILE PHONE TO DETONATE 30 KG (66 LB) OF DYNAMITE IN THE BOMBING. IT SAID THE ATTACK WAS A WARNING TO ALL PEOPLE WORKING IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA.
