Egyptian authorities have named the root cause of the explosion on the pipeline

As a corollary to the witnesses declared that they saw three strangers. They are on a small truck came to a pumping station and opened fire on the pipeline. Then an explosion and fire started after. According to witnesses, escaped from the burning gas 15-meter heat languages. As reported by "Rosbalt", a conflict occurred near the town of Al-Maidan, located in 20 CML west of El-Arish – North Sinai town of Moscow. In effect, the conflict had been injured three people – two district residents and a security guard. They were taken to hospital with burns. The gas supply to the damaged section of pipeline has been delayed. Siloviki think proper to an explosion on the pipeline have every chance to be involved militants extremist groups operating in the Sinai.