A Turkish pipeline transporting natural gas from Iran was attacked by saboteurs late on July 27, stopping the flow, Turkey’s energy minister said, Anadolu Agency reported July 28. The attack reportedly occurred in the eastern Agri province, some 15 kilometers (roughly 9 miles) from the Iranian border. There has yet to be a claim of responsibility, Reuters reported, though the attack bore the hallmark of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has been targeted in a series of Turkish airstrikes over the past few days . The pipeline carries around 10 billion cubic meters of gas between the two countries each year. Officials with Botas, the firm operating the pipeline, said repairs are underway but that it is unclear when natural gas flows would resume.
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