A suspected terrorist attack against a major gas pipeline in Damascus countryside has led to widespread power outages all across Syria, according to the country’s electricity and energy ministries.
The blast “may have been caused by a terrorist act” and “led to power cuts in all of Syria,” SANA reported, citing the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
الاخبارية السورية تنشر فيديو قريب من الانفجار الذي وقع في خط الغاز العربي بين منطقتي الضمير وعدرا بريف دمشق الشرقي
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The explosion damaged a stretch of the Arab Gas Pipeline between the towns of Al-Dumayr and Adra in Damascus governorate, leading to a pressure drop and cascading shutdowns of the country’s power stations, according to Syria’s Electricity Minister, Mohammad Zuhair Kharboutli.
The incident took place in the middle of the night and it was not immediately clear which regions of Syria were affected and to what extent. The electricity and energy ministries are working together, and hope to gradually restore power within “several hours.”
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