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Turmoil in Basra oil sector after violent religious controversy

After alleged offenses against Shiite religious observances, two separate mob attacks at the Rumaila field left a British contractor hospitalized and forced Baker Hughes and Schlumberger to shut down operations.
Flares burn at the Rumaila oil field. (REUTERS/Atef Hassan)
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