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Petrochemical facility in Kuwait struck by explosion
A petrochemical facility in Kuwait's Mina Abdullah port has been hit with an explosion, official media said on Thursday.
- Agencies
- Published: 12:47 June 5, 2008
Kuwait City: A petrochemical facility in Kuwait has been hit with an explosion, official media said on Thursday.
The explosion struck a facility at an industrial area in the Mina Abdullah port, state news agency Kuna said on Thursday.
A Kuwait oil official said the region's oil exports and industry will not be affected by the blast.
He added that the explosion did not occur near the Gulf country's second-largest oil refinery which produces nearby 270,000 barrels per day.
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