Iraq oil pipeline sabotaged

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KIRKUK, Iraq (AFP) — A crude pipeline in oil-rich northern Iraq was set ablaze after being bombed by militants, oil ministry spokesman Assem Jihad said Friday.

Repairs at the site, near Al-Fatah, 120 kilometres (75 miles) west of the oil city of Kirkuk, were expected to be completed within a day and crude exports would not be affected, he said.

"A bomb explosion as a result of terrorist action resulted in fire in the pipeline at Al-Fatah," Jihad said, adding that the crude was being pumped from Kirkuk to a refinery elsewhere in Salaheddin province.

"This sabotage action will be fixed within a day and will not affect oil exports," he said.