DAMASCUS, Jun 11, 2012 (AFP) - A gas pipeline in eastern Syria was damaged in a bombing on Monday, causing the leakage of 400,000 cubic metres of gas, state news agency SANA said, blaming the attack on rebels.
"An armed terrorist group on Monday bombed a pipeline owned by Al-Furat Petroleum Company that travels from (eastern) Deir Ezzor to (central) Homs. The blast occurred about 20 kilometres (12 miles) from Deir Ezzor," SANA reported.
It caused leakage of about 400,000 cubic metres (14 million cubic feet) of gas.
Several attacks have targeted Syria's oil infrastructure since a revolt against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad broke out in March 2011.
The authorities accuse foreign-backed "terrorist groups" -- its term for rebel forces -- of attacking infrastructure but the opposition says the regime is involved in the attacks.
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