Egypt’s Military Deploys Along SuMed Oil Pipeline, Official Says
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Egypt deployed troops to help protect the SuMed pipeline transporting crude alongside the Suez Canal, while the facility’s own guards doubled their number of sentry posts, an official with knowledge of the build-up said.
The military’s deployment began Jan. 28, said the official, who declined to identify himself because of the sensitivity of the security operation. SuMed added 16 guard posts to the 14 it already had in place along the 360-kilometer (220-mile) pipeline, the official said today.