Masked Gunmen Blow Up Egypt Gas Terminal

Masked gunmen blew up a terminal of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan in a pre-dawn attack.

The officials said the attack was carried out by at least four assailants in a co-ordinated operation.

The terminal is located in the city of El-Arish in the northern part of Egypt 's Sinai Peninsula, about 30 miles west of Israel .

The attackers ordered the guards on duty to leave and then blew up the terminal, starting a huge fire that sent flames shooting into the air that lit up the night sky, according to the officials.

There were no casualties, they said.

It was the second attack on the pipeline in as many weeks and the fourth since an 18-day uprising toppled President Hosni Mubarak 's regime on February 11.

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