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Explosion Rocks Egyptian Pipeline to Israel

   VOA News  February 05, 2011
   Flames  are  seen  after  an  explosion  went off at a gas terminal in
   Egypt's  northern  Sinai  Peninsula,  February  5,  2011, in El-Arish,
   setting off a massive fire

Photo: AP

   Flames  are  seen  after  an  explosion  went off at a gas terminal in
   Egypt's  northern  Sinai  Peninsula,  February  5,  2011, in El-Arish,
   setting off a massive fire

   Egyptian  authorities  say  an  explosion  has  rocked a pipeline that
   carries gas to Israel.
   Authorities do not know who is responsible for the blast.  They say a
   large fire is raging near the site of the explosion in North Sinai.
   Very  little  other  information  was  immediately available about the
   Saturday blast.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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