Syrian authorities denounce blasts shut the Arab Gas Pipeline down (+Photos)
The Ministry's authorities added that workers immediately went to the site to assess the damage and began repair operations, and the process is expected to be finished in less than 24 hours.
The explosion of the pipeline caused the suspension of the operation of the Deir Ali power plant near Damascus, which covers 50 percent of the country's electricity needs, he explained.
Egypt, Jordan and Syria agreed this month on a plan to bring gas and electricity to Lebanon through the Arab Gas Pipeline and Power Grid running through Lebanon.
Gas pipelines in Syria were targeted in dozens of attacks since the onset of the war in 2011, which Damascus attributes to hostile powers seeking to prevent the country from recovery.
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