Blast strikes natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s North Sinai, witnesses say
11/19/2020
A blast struck the Al Arish-Al Qantara natural gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Thursday, three witnesses said.
They said flames and thick plumes of smoke rose from the pipeline, describing the scene from their vantage points in and around the city of al-Arish.
The scale of the damage was not immediately clear. Authorities could not immediately be reached for comment.
(Reporting by Yusri Mohamed; Editing by Edmund Blair)
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