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Abandoned oil pipeline detonated northwest of Kirkuk

 Abandoned oil pipeline detonated northwest of Kirkuk
Archival photo
Archival photo

(IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk – A security source in Kirkuk Province announced on Thursday, that an oil pipeline was detonated by an explosive device northwest of Kirkuk (250 km north of Baghdad), while pointed out that the fire fighters were able to extinguish the fire.

The source said in a statement followed by IraqiNews.com: “This morning, an explosive device emplaced under an oil pipeline near Mar’i village in the district of al-Dibs exploded, resulting in a fire caused by the remaining quantities of oil in the pipe.”

The source, who asked anonymity, added, “Fire fighting brigades were able to extinguish the fire caused by the explosion.”

Noteworthy the south and west of Kirkuk are under ISIS control since June 2014.

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