Thursday, December 8, 2011

Explosion hits major Syrian oil pipeline



"A massive explosion hit a major Syrian pipeline carrying crude oil to Homs, activists and government news agencies reported on Thursday.

"This is the main pipeline that feeds the Homs refinery," said Rami Abdulrahman an activist in the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).

Activists and government officials traded accusations over the attack, with the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights claiming the pipeline was "bombed," while the state-run news agency SANA blamed terrorists.

Flames and huge plumes of black smoke could be seen billowing from the site of the explosion and footage posted on the Internet appeared to verify the explosion....."

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