Saboteurs Explode Gas Pipeline in Venezuela
Gas pipeline on fire, Anzoategui, Venezuela, July 17, 2024. Photo: X/ @ImpactoVE
July 18, 2024 Hour: 7:48 am
President Maduro warned that the far-right opposition wants to provoke a tragedy to change voting intentions.
On Wednesday night, Venezuelan Interior Minister Remigio Ceballos confirmed the explosion of a gas pipeline in the state of Anzoategui.
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“An explosion occurred in a gas pipeline on the old Cantaura-Anaco road. The initial investigation indicates that the incident was a result of sabotage,” he said, adding that the explosion did not cause any casualties.
Officials from the Bolivarian National Police (PNB), Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence (DGCIM), firefighters, and the oil company Petroleum of Venezuela (PDVSA) are at the site where the explosion occurred.
“A thorough investigation is underway to find the perpetrators,” said Ceballos, who shared a video and photographs showing the fire after the explosion.
On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned that the far-right opposition wants to provoke a tragedy to change voting intentions before the presidential elections in which he and nine other candidates are competing.
“They are looking for a catastrophe that changes the course of what will happen in Venezuela on July 28. We have to stay alert,” he said during a campaign event in the state of Bolivar, which borders Brazil.
Autor: teleSUR/ JF
Fuente: EFE