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Oil hits record above $88 a barrel

By Javier Blas and Chris Flood

Published: October 16 2007 08:57 | Last updated: October 16 2007 23:20

Crude oil prices hit a record above $88 a barrel on Tuesday amid concerns that Turkey’s military forces were preparing to attack Kurdish militia in northern Iraq.

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