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Flames seen at Iraqi oil centre

Orange flames could be seen today on the northern horizon in the direction of the Iraqi oil centre Basra, witnesses on the Kuwaiti border said.

Flames seen at Iraqi oil centre

Thu, 20 Mar, 2003 - 16:14

Orange flames could be seen today on the northern horizon in the direction of the Iraqi oil centre Basra, witnesses on the Kuwaiti border said.

In Kuwait, US military officers with the 1st Marine Division said three oil wells “have been torched” in southern Iraq but gave no further details.

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