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JERUSALEM — Egypt suspended its natural-gas supply to Israel as a security precaution after an explosion at a terminal in the northern Sinai Peninsula, Israel radio said Saturday.
The head of Egypt’s natural- gas company said the explosion at the el-Arish gas terminal was triggered by “a small amount of gas leaking.” State television initially reported that sabotage was suspected.
The blast set off a fire that could be seen for dozens of miles. The regional governor, Abdel Wahab Mabrouk, said the fire was brought under control by midmorning. Technicians had to shut off valves controlling the flow of gas from the terminal into pipelines transporting gas to Israel, Syria and Jordan.
