Explosion hits gas pipeline in Turkey

REUTERS

Gas flow has stopped in the region following the explosion. Gunay Ozdemir, Governor of Turkey's north-eastern Kars province, said that all necessary precautions were taken after the explosion, and added that the explosion did not affect the nearby forest, the report says.

Locals said that the explosion was heard from Kagizman, a 20 kilometer distant district of Kars.

The reason for the explosion is being investigated.

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