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Shell settles Nigerian killings lawsuit - 9 June 09

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Royal Dutch Shell has been accused of supporting the execution and torture of protesters opposed to its operations in Nigeria during the 1990s.

As a lawsuit against the company over the issue was due to go to trial in New York, the oil company agreed to settle out of court, paying $15.5m to the families of executed activists.

Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons reports.

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