- A series of explosions has rocked a US base in the northern
Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk, reports say. Iraqi police said they occurred
when missiles hit an ammunition store at the base, near the city airport.
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- There are no reports of casualties. Fire engines have
been seen rushing to the scene.
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- A reporter from Reuters news agency said he saw shells
and rockets light up the night sky over the base as the area became covered
in thick smoke.
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- The blast happened at about 2200 local time (1800 GMT).
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- The chaos was still continuing an hour later, the reporter
said.
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- US military officials have been unable to confirm the
blasts.
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- There has been a recent upsurge of violence in the area,
a key part of Iraq's northern oilfields.
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- © BBC MMIV http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3771551.stm
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