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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (356)	8/16/2003 1:21:56 PM
From: Ed Huang	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 9018

Key Iraq oil pipeline 'sabotaged' The pipeline delivered oil to Turkey's Ceyhan terminal Iraqi oil exports through a key pipeline have been halted by sabotage, just three days after they resumed following the war, officials say. Engineers were forced to shut down the pipeline to Turkey for repairs after a fire broke out at Baiji, north of Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. American officials said the fire was now out, but that it could take weeks to repair the damage. The export of oil from northern Iraq is a crucial factor in America's post-war reconstruction plans for the country. The pipeline - which carries oil from the northern oil city of Kirkuk to a Turkish terminal at Ceyhan, was only reopened on Wednesday for the first time since March. 'Explosive device' The US-appointed interim Iraqi oil minister, Thamir Ghadban, said the fire was probably caused by a bomb. "We believe at this stage it was an explosive device planted on the pipeline," he said on Saturday. ... news.bbc.co.uk