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Gunmen kill 18 gas workers in Iraq
Source: BBC
13 December 2013 Last updated at 18:56 GMT
Gunmen kill 18 gas workers in Iraq
Eighteen gas pipeline workers, most of them Iranians, have been shot dead north-east of Baghdad, officials say.
Security sources confirmed to the BBC that the 15 Iranians and three Iraqis had been working on a gas pipeline to run between their two countries.
The attack happened near the city of Baquba. The sources said it took place in a predominantly Sunni area.
Another five Iranians and two Iraqis were wounded in the attack, the sources added.
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Gunmen kill 18 gas workers in Iraq
Eighteen gas pipeline workers, most of them Iranians, have been shot dead north-east of Baghdad, officials say.
Security sources confirmed to the BBC that the 15 Iranians and three Iraqis had been working on a gas pipeline to run between their two countries.
The attack happened near the city of Baquba. The sources said it took place in a predominantly Sunni area.
Another five Iranians and two Iraqis were wounded in the attack, the sources added.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25374296