Oil Pipeline Explosion in Iraq

A large explosion ripped through an oil pipeline north of the capital Baghdad, setting the pipeline on fire and sending a thick black smoke billowing.

The blast hit a section of the pipeline in al-Fatha area, 90 kilometres (55 miles) southwest of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. The pipeline is one of a network of lines linking the Baiji refinery, 260 kilometres north of Baghdad to the Kirkuk hub.
Reuters