Politics, archive

Turkey: Blast hits Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline

Officials say investigation is underway

04.08.2015 - Update : 04.08.2015
Turkey: Blast hits Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline

KARS, Turkey

An unexplained explosion has hit the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars-Erzurum gas pipeline in eastern Turkey, a provincial governor has told Anadolu Agency.

Gunay Ozdemir said the blast happened in the early hours of Tuesday morning at a section of the pipeline located in the Sarikamis district of Kars province; gas flow was cut in Yagbasan village for safety reasons.

"An investigation is underway into the explosion and the necessary measures have been taken," Ozdemir said.

Last week, the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline was attacked in southeastern Sirnak province, in an incident blamed on Kurdistan Workers’ Party militants.

The bombing took place 18 kilometers [11 miles] inside the Cizre district of Sirnak province, next to Turkey’s border with Iraq.

Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. Please contact us for subscription options.
Related topics
Bu haberi paylaşın