Egypt-Israel pipeline attacked

Like a broken record: The Egypt-Israel pipeline has been attacked for the sixth time in 2011.

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By News Wires

 27 September 2011 01:50 GMT

Unknown assailants blew up an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai on Tuesday that supplies Israel and Jordan with gas, security sources and witnesses said.

A witness told investigators he saw three men jump out of a small truck at a pumping station in an area known as al-Maidan, southwest of the city of el-Arish, and open fire on the pipeline, the security sources said.

This was followed by a large explosion heard across the city and witnesses said 15-metre high flames could be seen shooting up from the pipeline, Reuters reported.

A local hospital said one man was admitted with burns from the blast, which also set olive groves and shacks in the area on fire. Fire…

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