From The CNN:LAGOS, Nigeria (CNN) -- A Nigerian militant group tangling with government forces in the country's southern oil-producing region declared "an all-out war" Friday after what it said was a deadly bombing raid on civilians.
The military, meanwhile, pressed ahead against the fighters, wresting control of a hijacked tanker and capturing a militant stronghold.
The developments are the latest in the escalating hostilities between the government and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, which demands that more of the country's oil wealth be reinvested in the region instead of enriching those whom the militants consider corrupt politicians
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18 Filipinos, 4 Nigerians on ship seized off Nigeria -- Reuters
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