Two Small Iraqi Oil Wells Set Ablaze in 'Terrorist Attack'

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10 December 2020 13:21 WIB

An employee walks as oil wells burn inside the Khabbaz oilfield after they were bombed on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq December 9, 2020. Two wells in a small oilfield in northern Iraq were set ablaze by explosives on Wednesday in a "terrorist attack" but overall production from the field was not affected, the Oil Ministry and officials said Wednesday. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

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A machinery is seen as oil wells burn inside the Khabbaz oilfield after they were bombed on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq December 9, 2020. The Oil Ministry gave no details about the assailants behind the explosive devices that targeted the wells in Khabbaz oilfield, 20 km (12 miles) southwest of Kirkuk. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

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Smoke rises from oil wells inside the Khabbaz oilfield after bombs attack on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq December 9, 2020. The field produces about 25,000 barrels per day, oil officials said. The ministry said production from the two wells that were targeted did not exceed 2,000 bpd. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

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Smoke rises from oil wells inside the Khabbaz oilfield after they were bombed on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq December 9, 2020. The ministry statement said a fire erupted at the two oil wells after explosive devices were set off half an hour apart, with one going off at 1:30 a.m. and the second at 2:00 a.m. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

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Men are seen as oil wells burn inside the Khabbaz oilfield after they were bombed on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq December 9, 2020. REUTERS/Ako Rasheed

10 Desember 2020 00:00 WIB