Gas supplies from Egypt to Israel cut after pipeline bombed for third time

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CAIRO (AFP) -- Saboteurs bombed an Egyptian gas pipeline in the Sinai peninsula on Monday, sending flames into the sky and cutting supplies to Israel and Jordan, a security official said.

Officials said a car had parked near the pipeline in the Bir Al-Abd area, 80 kilometers from the north Sinai town of El-Arish, shortly before the explosion.

They said the bomb was activated remotely.

Emergency services were deployed to the area to try to bring the fire under control, an official said.

Witnesses said the flames reached as high as 10 meters. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

It was the third attack since February, when an uprising toppled former President Hosni Mubarak and saw power handed over to a military council. more

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