From: MSN NicknameEagle_wng (Original Message) Sent: 5/7/2007 7:54 AM Monday, May 7, 2007 Blast Shuts Down Russia-EU Gas Pipeline Ukraine -- map
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http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/05/6a7bc95d-e138-47d4-96cb-4a753e99d7d6.html May 7, 2007 -- The Ukrainian Emergency Situations Ministry says an explosion has ruptured one of Ukraine's main pipelines pumping Russian natural gas to Europe.
A ministry spokesman said the blast today destroyed a 30-meter section of the pipeline and stopped the flow of gas to Europe.
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion. No casualties have been reported.
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