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Qatar says fires under control at major gas facility Ras Laffan after latest Iranian attack
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This April 4, 2009, file photo, shows a gas production facility at Ras Laffan, Qatar. (AP/Maneesh Bakshi)
Qatari civil defense teams have contained fires that erupted at a major gas facility following an Iranian attack, the interior ministry says.
“Civil Defence has fully brought all fires under control in the Ras Laffan Industrial Area without any reported injuries. Cooling and sites-securing operations are still ongoing,” it says.
Earlier, Iranian state television said that a missile had struck the gas plant, hours after it was hit in a destructive strike.
Qatar’s state-run energy firm said the strikes hit several of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities and caused “extensive” damage.
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