12/07/2011 12:00
Blast hits Egyptian gas pipeline
An Egyptian pipeline supplying gas to Israel and Jordan was hit by a strong explosion, state media and officials said.
The blast occurred near the town of al-Arish in the north of the Sinai peninsula.
Masked gunmen ordered the guards at the terminal to leave before blowing it up, security sources told AP news agency.
It was the fourth such attack this year on pipelines in Sinai exporting gas to Jordan and Israel.
The last explosion occurred on 4 July, BBC said.