Total blackout in Syria following gas pipeline explosion; attack suspected

A power blackout was reported in Syria following an explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline. According to the energy minister, the initial indications point towards an attack. The Ikhbariya TV channel, meanwhile, showed footage of a large fire following the explosion, which officials told state media occurred between the Syrian towns of Ad Dumayr and Adra, northwest of the capital of Damascus.

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