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2WW bomb threatened LNG plant

Statoilhydro`s Melkøya plant

Experts from the Norwegian Defence this week blew up a 330 kg mine from the 2WW located in the waters close to StatoilHydro’s Melkoya plant on the Barents Sea coast.

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German occupants during 2WW placed hundreds of mines along the northern Norwegian coast. Many of them remain on the bottom of many of the fjords in the region. -It was very important to remove the mine. It could pose a threat to pipelines in the area, a representative of the Norwegian Defence says to NRK. The mine was recently discovered by a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel