Friday, October 19, 2007

Oil pipeline set ablaze near Iraq's Kirkuk


"KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) - Suspected insurgents set ablaze an oil pipeline near the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Friday, halting the flow as firefighters scrambled to tackle a massive blaze, police said.

"According to first reports the explosion was an act of sabotage, probably by insurgents who blew up a subsidiary pipeline with an improvised explosive device," a police spokesman said....."

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