Iranian gas flow to Turkey halted after blast, 28 injured

Iranian gas flow to Turkey halted after blast, 28 injured
October 19, 2012 - 10:32 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - The gas flow on a pipeline carrying Iranian natural gas to Turkey was halted due to an explosion in eastern Turkey late on Thursday, Oct 18, injuring 28 soldiers, Turkish energy officials said.

The blast occurred in the area of Eleskirt, a town in Agri province in eastern Turkey, the officials said, on condition of anonymity. It was not clear what caused the blast, and when the gas flow will resume, they said, according to Reuters.

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