Explosion damages oil pipeline in Syrian city of Homs
15:33, 15 February 2012
HOMS. February 15. KAZINFORM An explosion has hit a major oil pipeline in the central Syrian city of Homs, witnesses and activists say, BBC reported.
A large plume of smoke was seen rising from the pipeline, which runs near farmland on the edge of the Baba Amr district - the target of bombardment by government forces for more than a week.
State media blamed "armed terrorists", but one activist group said government fighter jets had blown up the pipeline.
Activists also said security forces had begun shelling the nearby city of Hama.
Several people had been injured by rocket and mortar fire in the districts of Arbain, Amiriya, Faraiya, Elilat, Bashura and Bab Qibli, and all telecommunications had been cut, they added.
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