Yemen’s Major Oil Pipeline on Fire
Local Editor
A Yemeni government spokesman said a blast hit pipelines connecting oil storage tanks with the refinery in the city of Aden on Friday, causing a huge fire.
Naser Shayef, spokesman for the country’s refineries administration said that the explosion took place at 1:00 a.m. and sent thick smoke billowing over the city.
Firefighters put the blaze out two hours later and only two oil pipelines were sabotaged, he said.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack. This is the first time pipelines have come under attack since July.
Since then, the city has witnessed a series of militant attacks, most of which were claimed by the local Islamic State affiliate.
ISIS-linked militants in Yemen and the country’s al-Qaida branch have exploited the chaos of the civil war to stage significant land grabs and expand their control in the south. Al-Qaida fighters have captured much of Hadramawt province and its capital, Mukalla. Washington considers the branch to be the world’s most dangerous.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
