Explosion hits Yemen’s Maarib pipeline during repairs

Yemen's main Maarib oil pipeline has been blown up for a second time in less than a week while repairs were being carried out to fix damage from last Tuesday's attack by tribesmen, a government official told Reuters on Sunday.

Sabotage: Yemen’s oil and gas pipelines have suffered a spate of attacks from tribesmen and militants in the last two years
Sabotage: Yemen’s oil and gas pipelines have suffered a spate of attacks from tribesmen and militants in the last two years
Published 10 September 2012, 04:16Updated 11 October 2016, 10:53
Middle East