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Egypt: Six killed in oil pipeline fire in Baheira

Posted On 14 November 2019

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A pipeline caught fire near Itay el-Barood in the Baheira province of Egypt on 13 November 2019, killing six people and wounding more than a dozen. Authorities blame vandals for the leak with the purpose of stealing oil.
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