A MAJOR gas pipeline in Iran has been blown up in a suspected sabotage attack.
Dramatic footage shows flames towering into the sky amid World War Three fears.
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A local official branded the incident a “terrorist act” – but reports claim it was an accident.
Several emergency crews rushed to the scene between the cities of Borujen and Shahrekord early on Wednesday after initial reports of a “technical malfunction”
A huge blaze engulfed the line – triggering large explosions.
But Saeed Aghli, the manager of Iran’s gas network control centre, later claimed “sabotage and terrorist” action sparked the blasts.
No casualties were reported.
Aghli claimed on state TV: “The explosions in several parts of gas pipelines in Iran early this morning were caused by terrorist acts carried out by saboteurs.
“The fires have been contained in almost all gas pipelines and currently there are no problems in the transfer of gas to the cities and villages of the provinces, with the exception of some villages close to the explosions.”
He said the blasts happened near Boroujen in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, as well as in Safashahr in Fars province.
It comes as tensions remain high in the Middle East region as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on.
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