National Iranian Gas Company says a “terrorist sabotage” attack has targeted two main gas transmission pipelines in the country’s southwestern province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari as well as the southern province of Fars, causing a massive explosion and a subsequent fire.
Saeed Aqli, head of dispatching operations at the NIGC, said that the act of terror took place at around 1 a.m. local time on Wednesday (2130 GMT Tuesday), and struck the transmission lines in Borujen County in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.
He added that a crisis management session was quickly convened, with Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji, deputy oil ministers as well as senior security officials in attendance.
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