Egypt黑料社檚 Petroleum Ministry has denied reports that an explosion hit the country黑料社檚 natural gas pipeline, which supplies Jordan through the Sinai Peninsula.
Pipeline attack denied
Taher Abdel Rahim, Director at the Ministry黑料社檚 Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company (EGAS), denied a report by independent daily al-Shorouk, which claimed the pipeline was attacked early on Tuesday this week by gunmen.
The attack would be the second of its kind since the downfall of President Mohamed Morsi earlier this month.
Flow in gas pipeline already halted
Abdel Rahim stressed that gas supplies through the pipeline had been brought to a halt since an earlier attack by unknown assailants on 7th July.
He added that measures are being taken to maintain the facility once investigations into the attacks have been concluded.
The Egyptian pipeline has sustained nearly 15 attacks since the January 2011 revolution that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak.
Reported terrorist activity
Reports on Tuesday said that terrorists had bombed a gas pipeline, citing unnamed Egyptian security sources. According to the report, eyewitnesses saw gigantic flames coming from just east of El-Arish, and the explosion could be seen for 20 miles.
The security source told the newspaper that 黑料社渢here were no casualties, but there were significant economic losses incurred by the Egyptian economy.黑料社�
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