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The US government says it will continue its case against BP over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig spill despite a deal the company reached on Friday with the largest group of private claimants.

The $7.8bn (£4.9bn) deal does not address “significant damages” to the environment after the Gulf of Mexico spill, the Department of Justice said.

The company has not admitted liability and still faces other legal claims.

The April 2010 explosion killed 11 workers and leaked 4m barrels of oil.

“While we are pleased that BP may be stepping up to address harms to individual plaintiffs, this by no means fully addresses its responsibility for the harms it has caused,” the Department of Justice said.

State governments in the area affected and drilling firms are amongst others expected to continue legal action against BP.

The deal agreed on Friday will benefit some 100,000 fishermen, local residents and clean-up workers whose livelihoods or health suffered.

BP says it expects the money to come from a $20bn (£12.6bn) compensation fund it had previously set aside.

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Article courtesy bbc.co.uk