Twin blasts target oil pipelines in southern Iraq, forces drop in production

BAGHDAD — A pair of bombs struck two oil pipelines in southern Iraq, causing a temporary cut in production at the country's largest oil field, officials said Saturday.

The blasts took place late Friday at the Rumaila field, sparking a fire that took firefighters a few hours to extinguish, said the deputy head of the Basra provincial council, Ahmed al-Sulaiti. No one was hurt.

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Mary Beth Sheridan 08 Oct, 2011


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