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One killed and three injured in gunfire at an oil refinery between Erbil and Kirkuk

Erbil, Iraq ·

A security source said the person killed was a guard and that the shooting took place on Thursday evening toward the refinery. Three others were wounded.

Kirkuk is an oil-producing province in northern Iraq, and control over its oil fields and facilities has long been disputed between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil.

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