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Unidentified gunmen target oil well at Kirkuk’s Bai Hassan oilfield

PM:02:20:15/08/2021

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SULAIMANI — Unidentified gunmen detonated an explosive device in a well in Bai Hassan oilfield in Dibis district in the northern Kirkuk governorate on Sunday (August 15), according to a security source.

The source told Turkish state-run Anadolu Agency that the gunmen are believed to be affiliated with Islamic State (ISIS).

It said that the gunmen targeted well number 87, adding that the explosion did not cause fire in the well.

It added that security forces have launched investigation.

No casualties were reported.

(NRT Digital Media)