Gunmen kill 18 gas workers in Iraq
December 14, 2013  00:55

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. Violence in Iraq this year has reached a level not seen since 2008.

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