Syria Gas Pipeline Attacked, State Blames ‘Terrorist’ Group
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Gunmen blew up a natural-gas pipeline near the central city of Homs, in the second such attack on the country’s energy facilities in less than a week, the Syrian Arab News Agency said.
A “terrorist group” attacked the pipeline near the city of Rastan last night, causing an explosion and a fire on the network, without inflicting casualties, SANA said today. The pipeline transports natural-gas from the al-Omar field to the Mhardeh power plant, according to the news agency. Gas flows have been stopped and repair work to return the pipeline into operation will begin when the fire is put out, it said.