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An explosion at a gas terminal today near Egypt’s border with Israel has sent flames shooting into the air and forced the shutdown of the pipeline.
It is the second attack on the al-Sabil terminal near the town of El-Arish. On March 27, gunmen planted explosives at the terminal, which failed to detonate.
According to Egyptian security officials, the valves controlling the flow of gas to neighbouring Jordan had been shut down.
The flames sent residents scurrying from their homes, the officials said, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media.
On February 5, an explosion at a different section of the pipeline severed gas exports to neighbouring Israel and Jordan for a month.
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