Arab gas pipeline explosion leads to total blackout in Syria – state media

Syria’s electricity minister has said a total blackout has occurred after a blast on the Arab gas pipeline. Composite: The Guardian Design Team

An explosion on the Arab gas pipeline has caused a total blackout in Syria, the state news agency SANA reported on Monday, quoting the nation’s electricity minister.

The minister said the explosion occurred between the Ad Dumayr and Adra areas in Syria.

Syria’s oil minister said the explosion targeting the main line feeding the country’s southern region could be a terrorist act.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/24/arab-gas-pipeline-explosion-leads-to-total-blackout-in-syria-state-media