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Report: Explosion rips through Syria gas pipeline

By REUTERS

DECEMBER 13, 2011 02:51

AMMAN - An explosion ripped through a gas pipeline near the town of Rastan in the central Syrian province of Homs and flames were seen rising from the site, a witness said on Monday, the second reported blast at an energy pipeline in Homs in a week.

The region has been the focus a crackdown by forces loyal to President Bashar Assad on a pro-democracy protest movement, and increased fighting has been reported in the area between the army and insurgents in the last few weeks.

"The fire lit the night sky and could be seen from kilometers away," said the witness, a resident of the region who gave his name as Abu Khalaf.

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