DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) - Suspected PKK separatist rebels bombed the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline late on Saturday in southeastern Turkey and pumping has been halted, Turkish security sources told Reuters on Sunday.
The explosion took place near the town of Midyat in Mardin province, near the border with Syria, the sources said. Crew workers from Turkey's state-run pipeline operator BOTAS were working on Sunday to repair the pipeline so that pumping can resume.
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