Egypt pipeline blast
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Unknown assailants blew up an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai on Tuesday that supplies Israel and Jordan with gas, security sources and witnesses said.
A witness told investigators he saw three men jump out of a small truck at a pumping station in an area known as al-Maidan, southwest of the city of el-Arish, and open fire on the pipeline, the security sources said.
This was followed by a large explosion heard across the city, and witnesses said 15-metre high flames could be seen shooting up from the pipeline.
A local hospital said one man was admitted with burns from the blast, which also set olive groves and shacks in the area on fire.
Fire brigades were bringing the flames under control after the company operating the pipeline cut off the gas supply.
The extent of the damage caused by Tuesday's blast and the effect on gas supplies to Israel and Jordan were not immediately clear.
The pipeline is run by Gasco, Egypt's gas transport company, which is a subsidiary of the national gas company EGAS.
Unknown assailants blew up an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai on Tuesday that supplies Israel and Jordan with gas, security sources and witnesses said.
A witness told investigators he saw three men jump out of a small truck at a pumping station in an area known as al-Maidan, southwest of the city of el-Arish, and open fire on the pipeline, the security sources said.
This was followed by a large explosion heard across the city, and witnesses said 15-metre high flames could be seen shooting up from the pipeline.
A local hospital said one man was admitted with burns from the blast, which also set olive groves and shacks in the area on fire.
Fire brigades were bringing the flames under control after the company operating the pipeline cut off the gas supply.
The extent of the damage caused by Tuesday's blast and the effect on gas supplies to Israel and Jordan were not immediately clear.
The pipeline is run by Gasco, Egypt's gas transport company, which is a subsidiary of the national gas company EGAS.