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Fire and plumes of smoke are seen from an explosion on the Arab Gas Pipeline between the towns of Ad Dumayr and Adra, northwest of the capital of Damascus, Syria in this handout released by SANA on August 24, 2020. SANA/AFP

A suspected attack on a pipeline in Syria caused a nationwide blackout overnight, the state news agency quoted ministers as saying Monday. SANA/AFP

According to SANA, the electricity minister said an explosion on a pipeline in the Damascus area late Sunday "led to an electricity blackout across Syria". Some power stations were eventually reconnected and power provided to vital infrastructure, he said, adding that by dawn electricity was gradually returning to several provinces. SANA/AFP

The news agency published pictures of a nighttime blaze it said was caused by the pipeline explosion. The oil minister said the blast on the main pipeline supplying southern Syria "may have been caused by a terrorist act" but he provided no further details. SANA/AFP

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A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) early on August 24, 2020, shows a disrupted pipeline which was burning before Syrian firefighters put it out in the Damascus area. SANA/AFP