'Al-Qaeda behind this,” says Korea Gas Corporation

Regarding the recent attack in Iraq's Akkas gas field, which resulted in two men’s deaths, Korea Gas Corporation said, “We suspect Al-Qaeda is behind this” on April 2.

They said there were no Korean workers in the region.

The company released a PR statement, saying, “Some four men hijacked 40 workers on their way back home in the bus near Akkas Gas field.

"They shoot and killed two men and abducted one. After the whole incident, they set fire to the container, and ran away."

"The damage was for the container and no other additional harm was estimated.”

It went on, “We will block the site until we find concrete measures to take the situation under control. We are looking into the case through local security service.”