Syria's electricity minister said an attack on one of the gas lines at Deir Ali station led to an electricity outage that affected the capital Damascus, its outskirts and other areas, and that repair work is ongoing, the state news agency (SANA) reported on Friday.
The Minister also told state TV that electricity is expected to return in Damascus city within an hour and then successively to other affected areas.
There were no further details on the nature of the attack.
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An attack on a gas pipe led to disruptions at the Deir Ali Combined Cycle Power Plant in Syria on Friday, causing a blackout in the capital Damascus, Syrian Minister of Electricity Ghassan Al-Zamil told the SANA news agency.
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No other details about the attack are known. It is yet unclear when electricity supplies will resume.