Flames, Smoke Seen from Akkar as Syria Gas Pipeline Blown Up
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Residents of several border towns in Akkar on Friday heard the sound of a powerful explosion that came from across the frontier with Syria.
“The sound of the blast was very strong and plumes of smoke have engulfed the area in a horrific way,” Akkar residents told Naharnet.
Lebanon's National News Agency said the bombing echoed across the Akkar region of Wadi Khaled and resulted from the blowing up of the gas pipeline that extends from Homs to Tartus inside Syria.
The attack occurred in the Syrian town of al-Zara in Tal Kalakh's countryside, said NNA.
The blazing flames could be seen from several Wadi Khaled areas.
Meanwhile, Syria's state news agency SANA quoted Oil Minister Suleiman al-Abbas as saying that “terrorists have targeted the Arab gas pipeline in the al-Baitariyeh area in Damascus' countryside, which resulted in a blaze and in cutting off gas supply to power generation stations in the southern region.”
03 January 2014, 22:41
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@gabby
With war, unfortunately, comes civilian causalities.
However, how you would define the beheading, organ-eating, suicide bombing, rape, stabbings and plain blatant disregard for human life committed by your "revolutionaries"???
04 January 2014, 09:40
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Bill - seriousely! The regime committed by far the most crimes in Syria. They are followed ISIS.
03 January 2014, 22:43
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@banisitzeinab
Thats all these terrorists can do. They can blow up pipelines and commit suicide bombings.
But trying to take on the Hezb or SAA head on???
Forget about it.
04 January 2014, 09:44
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Bill - the hizb are by far the best trained troops in syria. The SAA was being whipped before the arrival of the Hizb and other Shia militias. The problem was compounded by the divisions among rebels, lack of serious and coherent aid to rebels and entry of ISIS which busied itself with attacking rebel brigades.
04 January 2014, 01:03
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go have a captagon to calm down, bill the butcher.
long live the FSA
04 January 2014, 01:11
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Yes, long live the FSA, down with Bashar! down with Hizbullah! down with the despots.
