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Gas Pipeline Blast Near Damascus Cuts Power Across Syria

  • Oil Minister Ali Ghanem blames ‘terrorist attack’: Sana
  • Explosion was sixth to date on same part of Arab Gas Pipeline
Flames rise from the site of the gas pipeline blast near Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 24.

Flames rise from the site of the gas pipeline blast near Damascus, Syria, on Aug. 24.

Source: SANA via AP Photo

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An explosion at a major natural gas pipeline near the Syrian capital of Damascus triggered power outages across the Middle Eastern nation, according to state media.

The blast early Monday was the result of a “terrorist attack,” Oil Minister Ali Ghanem said, according to state-run Syrian Arab News Agency. He gave no further details.