Saturday, 19 August 2006

EXPLOSION ROCKS GAS PIPELINE

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By empty (8/19/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)

An explosion started a large fire in a pipeline that brings natural gas from Iran to Turkey, the Associated Press reported Saturday, quoting the Turkish Energy Ministry.Sabotage is suspected, private NTV television reported, according the AP. Earlier, the fire was reported to be on a separate pipeline that brings crude oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
An explosion started a large fire in a pipeline that brings natural gas from Iran to Turkey, the Associated Press reported Saturday, quoting the Turkish Energy Ministry.Sabotage is suspected, private NTV television reported, according the AP. Earlier, the fire was reported to be on a separate pipeline that brings crude oil from the Caspian Sea to the Mediterranean Sea. That pipeline was newly inaugurated.The explosion occurred in eastern Turkey near the town of Patnos in the province of Agri. Kurdish rebels are active in the area. A paramilitary police official in Patnos said the fire was visible from miles away, AP reported. (MarketWatch)
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