Explosion Hits Gas Pipeline in Egypt’s Sinai
EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) – An explosion at a key natural gas pipeline in Egypt’s restive northern Sinai Peninsula caused a fire but no human casualties, a senior official said.
North Sinai Governor Mohamed Abdel Fadil Shousha said the explosion took pace late Thursday in el-Arish, the provincial capital. In a statement, he said the explosion will not affect the pipeline’s supply to el-Arish’s residential areas or an industrial zone in central Sinai.
An investigation was underway to determine the cause of the blast, Shousha said.
However, other security officials and eyewitness said militants planted explosives on the pipeline before fleeing the scene. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media, and the eyewitnesses asked not to be named for fear of reprisal.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
A similar explosion hit a gas pipeline in northern Sinai last month and was claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group affiliate.
IS said militants detonated several explosive devices to damage a pipeline that carries natural gas from Egypt to Israel. The group offered no proof for its claim.
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