Local media sources have reported a powerful explosion at one of the units inside the Baiji oil refinery, located in Salah al-Din province, north of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.
The cause of the explosion and the extent of the damage or casualties, if any, remain unclear at this time.
More details will be provided as they become available.
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