Günay Özdemir

Turkey: Blast hits Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum pipeline

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 14:43

An explosion has hit the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars-Erzurum gas pipeline in eastern Turkey, a provincial governor has told Anadolu Agency.

Günay Özdemir, the governor of northeastern Kars province, said the blast happened in the early hours of Aug. 4 at a section of the pipeline located in the Sar?kam?? district. Gas flow was cut in nearby Ya?basan village for safety reasons.