Rebels attack Nigerian oil pipeline

PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) - Eight people were killed by an explosion at a Nigerian oil pipeline after it was attacked by unidentified gunmen, a local government official said on Tuesday.

The attack on the pipeline operated by Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell, located in the Opobo Channel in Nigeria's remote southern delta, also caused a major oil spill and fire, industry and community sources said on Tuesday.

Shell officials were not immediately available to comment or specify the impact on operations in the world's eighth largest oil exporter.