LUANDA, ANGOLA (United News International) - The Angolan Army elite forces stormed a PetroMech drilling platform in the Pacific Ocean Sunday, killing the individuals who had commandeered it and heading off a potential environmental catastrophe.  Early reports indicate that the crew of the rig, who had been held as hostages during the incident, escaped with minimal casualties.

The terrorists seized control of the platform early Friday morning by masquerading, authorities believe, as members of the regular PetroMech maintenance crew.  Once in control of the rig they planted explosive devices at strategic locations and notified the Angolan government that they intended to blow it up unless their demands were met.  Had that happened the environmental consequences for the region could have been severe.

According to authorities, other members of the group responsible for the bomb attack may still be at large.
