Explosion hits southern Iraqi oil pipeline

A pipeline exploded in Iraq's south Rumaila oil field today, days after several pipelines in the same area were sabotaged, a …

A pipeline exploded in Iraq's south Rumaila oil field today, days after several pipelines in the same area were sabotaged, a Reuters witness said.

Reuters photographer Atef Hassan saw fire and smoke rising from the pipeline near the city of Basra after hearing a blast. It was not known whether the explosion could further cut exports already disrupted by sabotage.

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