Militants Bomb S. Korean Oil Pipeline
November 03 2010
A South Korean oil pipeline in southern Yemen exploded on Tuesday, reports the Yonhap News Agency (Seoul).
The blast in an oil field in Shabwa province caused a leak in the 127-mile (204-km) pipeline, which is operated by the state-owned Korean National Oil Corp.
There was no immediate report on the extent of the damage, company officials said.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack, reported Agence France-Presse.
Paid Military...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.