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Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline blast caused by falling power pylon, not attack -source

by Reuters
Wednesday, 19 January 2022 09:03 GMT

ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The blast on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline that temporarily halted crude flows on Tuesday was caused by a falling power pylon, not an attack, a senior security source told Reuters on Wednesday.

The flow of crude oil on the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline resumed earlier on Wednesday, after authorities extinguished the fire near Turkey's southeastern province of Kahramanmaras, officials said on Wednesday. (Reporting by Orhan Coskun; Writing by Tuvan Gumrukcu; Editing by Daren Butler)

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