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Iraq-Jordan
’Boat attack’ on Basra oil terminal
2004-04-24
Newsflash - no link.

No indication yet of what form this took, minor or not, but anything of this nature would probably be Al Qaeda...

From Reuters...
Suicide bombers launched two boat attacks on Iraq's vital Basra offshore oil terminal on Saturday, Iraqi officials said, but the British military said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. One boat exploded alongside a ship tied up at the terminal, said British military spokesman Major Ian Clooey. A second boat was intercepted by a U.S.-led coalition ship as it approached an exclusion zone around the terminal and there was an explosion soon after it was boarded, he said.
Sounds like we lost some sailors...
Iraq is almost completely dependent on the terminal -- which is in Britain's sector of responsibility in the country -- to export around 1.9 million barrels per day, providing badly needed state funding. Officials at Iraq's Southern Oil Company said the terminal had been shut down. At least two boats were used by suicide attackers targeting the terminal, the officials said. They said the extent of any damage to the terminal was not immediately known. "All workers were evacuated. We are concerned about the possibility of more attacks," an official stationed in the Faw Penninsula said.

FOLLOWUP:
Fox News says Brits report three boats were involved, but that there's no damage to the facility.
Posted by:Lux

#3  "Qaeda don't surf!"
Posted by: Carl in N.H.   2004-04-24 9:52:51 PM  

#2  Does Osama surf?
Posted by: Baltic Blog   2004-04-24 2:21:39 PM  

#1  Reuters : At least one boat has attacked Iraq's main oil terminal offshore in the Gulf, a British military spokesman says. Asked about an unconfirmed report that two boats exploded at the Basra terminal in suicide attacks, Major Ian Clooey told Reuters on Saturday: "We are just getting reports that there has been an incident at the Basra offshore terminal. There are no firm details yet but we know of at least one vessel involved."
Posted by: Lux   2004-04-24 2:03:24 PM  

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