Bahrain says militants hit oil pipeline, opening new front
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November 12, 2017
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An explosion ripped through a pipeline belonging to Bahrain's state-run oil company and sent flames shooting up into the night sky, with government officials on Saturday blaming the blast on an attack by militants guided by Iran.
No one was injured in the explosion late Friday night near the Shiite village of Buri and no militant group immediately claimed the blast. However, it potentially opens a new front in the low-level insurgency plaguing Bahrain since its 2011 Arab Spring protests.
The explosion damaged cars and nearby buildings, forcing firefighters to...
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