"Iraqis killed, oil fields struck in latest attacks
Sabotage cuts off 400,000 barrels of crude per day
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - Iraqi insurgents destroyed a northern oil export pipeline Tuesday, dealing a severe blow to the nation's crippled economy, and Iraqi officials said two car bombs and gunbattles across the country left at least 12 Iraqis dead.
The sabotage of the northern oil pipeline forced a shutdown of crude-oil exports to a port in Turkey, Iraqi officials said. The pipeline pumps 400,000 barrels per day of crude oil and is a frequent target of sabotage.
Hours after the explosion, firefighters were still battling a pipeline blaze near the city of Kirkuk, where pipelines run from oil fields west to the country's largest refinery in Bayji and north to Turkey."
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