Monday 14 February 2005, 11:27 Makka Time, 8:27 GMT
Sabouters caused an explosion of the important oil pipeline of the northern city of Kirkuk at 10 pm (1900 GMT), on Monday.
According to one of the Northern Oil Company official, "Firefighters are on site trying to contain the fire."
Another explosion hit a nearby pipeline, said the police, adding no further informations about the possible cause of the blast.
Even in this case it was impossible for the firefighters to get close due to the fierce fire, the NOC claimed this to be the first attack the company suffers in the area in four months.
A missile was launched against a pipeline linking the oil refinery in the town of Baiji to Kirkuk, on the last Thursday.
The interim Iraqi government said that those attacks caused a total loss of about 7-$8 billion dollars.
Il Romanaccio at 12:25 PM