Attackers set NNPC crude pipeline on fire in Niger Delta - Nigerian army

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - Unknown attackers have set a crude pipeline in Nigeria's Niger Delta on fire, a military spokesman said on Saturday. A militant group had earlier said it had attacked the pipeline, which is run by the state oil firm NNPC and a local firm, Shoreline, near Ughelli on Friday night. (Reporting by Tife Owolabi; writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Kevin Liffey)