Explosion at Arab gas pipeline leads to total blackout in Syria

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Reuters
24 August, 2020, 08:35 am
Last modified: 24 August, 2020, 11:57 am
Syria’s oil minister said the explosion could be a terrorist act

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 could be a terrorist act.

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