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Saboteurs turn to Baghdad water pipes; officials warn of ‘real tragedy’
By Mohammed al-Yasseri
Major pipes carrying pure water to Baghdad’s nearly 6 million people are under threat, warned a senior Baghdad municipality official.
“The government is not providing the right protection and these pipelines have become main targets of sabotage once again,” said the official who refused to be named.
He aid saboteurs were even trying to “to pollute or poison” drinking water by attacking the main pipelines.
“An action like this will lead to the death of many citizens and spread of dangerous diseases. It will be a real tragedy,” he warned.
He said unidentified saboteurs recently blew up the main pipeline carrying water to Mahmodiya, a sizeable town in Baghdad outskirts.
“They (the saboteurs) had dug a two-meter hole in the ground where they had placed their explosive charges. The explosion blew up the pipeline, disrupting water supplies to Mahmodiya and the outlying villages,” he said.
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