BAQUBA: An attack damaged a disused oil pipeline, in Diyala province, north of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, oil production official Saqban al-Tamimi said on Saturday.

'An explosive device damaged an oil pipeline near the village of Dinaya on Thursday at 4 am (0100 GMT),' Tamimi told AFP, adding that the pipeline linking the Naft Khana field to the Dora refinery in south Baghdad had been closed since 2003.

'This explosion did not spark any fires and we have the equipment necessary for repairs,' he added.