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Iraqi lives in danger from gas-smuggling greed

Published: 22 October, 2010, 09:57
Edited: 22 October, 2010, 20:44


An Iraqi man carries jerry cans as he walks past a vendor of controband gasoline in central Baghdad (AFP Photo / Ali Yussef)

In northern Iraq, the greed of smuggling gangs is putting health and livelihoods of the locals’ under threat due to illegal trafficking of gasoline from Iran into the country.

 
1 COMMENT
Ayman October 22, 2010, 20:28 quote
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Great Goddamn Story! Worked in Iraq for a long time and never heard of this. Solid reporting. Give Seabasstian Mayah a raise!

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