'May have been a terrorist act': Explosion hits Syria's Arab gas pipeline

Syrian government said today that an explosion occurred in the Arab gas pipeline which caused a nationwide blackout overnight.

The government added thatpower stations were later connected with electricity returning in several areas.

Syria's oil minister Ali Ghanem said that it "may have been caused by a terrorist act" but did not give details.

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Ghanem added that a team has been sent to the area to investigate the blast.

The blast reportedly occurred between the Syrian towns of Ad Dumayr and Adra.

Syria was hit with a similar power cut after rebels hit a gas pipeline in 2013. The Arab gas pipeline extends from Egypt into Jordan and Syria.