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January 31, 2007

Fuel crisis worsens

Huge queues at petrol stations in Baghdad stretch for several kilometers and law enforcement agencies deployed to keep order are doing their best to contain the chaos.

The country’s fuel and power crisis,; Lack of security, onslaught of extrimists and unemployemnt are puting huge burden on working people.

Transport costs have soared, pushing up the price of food and other essential commodities and this has impact severly on working people and the unemployed


Oil Ministry officials blamed smuggling of oil for the fuel crisis in the country.



Posted at January 31, 2007 01:06 PM