Syria’s gas pipeline explosion caused by terrorist attack

YEREVAN, AUGUST 24, ARMENPRESS. The gas pipeline explosion reported earlier on Monday in the Syrian province of Damascus that has led to power outages in the entire country has been caused by a terrorist attack, Syrian Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Ghanem said, reports TASS.

“After an assessment of the situation, it was determined that the explosion that took place on the gas pipeline between Adra and Al-Dumayr had been caused by a terrorist attack”, Syrian TV channelAl-Ikhbariyaquotes the minister as saying.

The minister added that in the next few hours, the power supply in Syria can be restored.