Libya

Libya: Explosion rocks Misrata industrial zone, six injured

A powerful explosion struck the Skeerat area near Misrata’s industrial zone, about 200 kilometres east of Tripoli, on Sunday, August 31, local media reported. The cause of the blast has not yet been confirmed, but witnesses said burning shells and shrapnel fell over nearby residential areas, forcing evacuations. Security forces quickly sealed off access roads […]

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Egypt: Two killed, six injured in gas pipeline explosion in Ismailia

Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources has confirmed that two workers were killed and six others injured after an explosion at a gas pipeline facility in the Abu Sultan area of Ismailia governorate on Sunday evening.   The blast, which occurred during routine maintenance preparations, was traced to the detachment of a launcher trap […]