Islamist militants attack Egyptian gas pipeline
China Daily | Updated: 2011-09-28 08:08
Officials believe the assailants were inspired by al-Qaida
EL-ARISH, Egypt - Suspected Islamist militants on Tuesday attacked a gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula that transports fuel to neighboring Israel and Jordan, officials said.
The attack, which targeted a pumping station about 25 kilometers west of the city of el-Arish, is the sixth on the pipeline since the uprising that ousted longtime Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in February.
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