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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2001

Workers in Alaska are continuing to clear up a 285,600-gallon oil spill along the trans-Alaska oil pipeline caused by an act of sabotage.

Of the spill amount, a reported 108,402 gallons were pumped out of containment pits and reinjected into the pipeline, said the state Department of Environmental Conservation. Governor Tony Knowles visited the area, in a forest near Livengood, and praised the work on Monday.

An Alaska man is being held on $1.5 million for allegedly shooting the pipeline with a rifle. He faces charges of assault, weapons misconduct and criminal mischief, among others.

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Governor tours oil spill site (AP 10/9)
Oil again flowing through pipeline (The Anchorage Daily News 10/9)

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