An explosion hit the Egyptian Gas Pipeline to the Zionist Entity and Jordan in Sinai for the tenth time this year.

An explosion hit the Egyptian Gas Pipeline to the Zionist Entity and Jordan in Sinai for the tenth time this year.

Although the blast broke the pipe, it failed to cause real damage because the line that runs through North Sinai was already disabled, a security source said.
No flames were seen as gas pumping has been halted since the last attack on Nov. 28.

The explosion took place at dawn on Sunday in an area five km (three miles) south of the Mediterranean coastal town of al-Arish.
"The attack was carried out using remote-controlled explosives by unidentified assailants who arrived at the scene using four-wheel-drive vehicles," the source said.

It’s the ninth time the pipeline is targeted since the ouster of former President Hosni Mubarak following a popular uprising in February. One attack took place just before he was ousted.

The government said in November it would tighten security measures along the pipeline by installing alarm devices and recruiting security patrols from Bedouin tribesmen in the area.

Security in Sinai loosened after Mubarak's fall as the police presence thinned out across Egypt.