Twin Blasts On Egypt Gas Pipeline -- CNN
The main gas pipeline sending supplies from Egypt to Jordan and Israel has been attacked, causing two large explosions, Egyptian officials say.
The blasts happened near the town of al-Arish in the north of the Sinai desert, sending flames high into the air, witnesses and local media say.
There have been frequent attacks on gas pipelines in the Sinai since the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak.
Egypt sends nearly half its gas to Israel, in a much-criticised agreement.
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My Comment: Either someone wants to get the contract to provide security for this pipeline .... or .... they just do not want Israel to get any gas at all. My prediction .... this will only push Israel to develop it's huge off-shore gas fields at a faster pace.
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