Egypt gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan explodes
Middle East • April 2011 • Views: 740
A pipeline carrying gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan running through Egypt’s North Sinai has exploded after an attack by an armed gang.
A tower of flames shot into the air and forced the pipeline to be shut down, Egyptian security officials say.
It is the second such attack in a month on the pipeline, south of the town of El-Arish, just 30 miles (50km) from the border with Israel.