Gas pipeline blast near Damascus forces 3 Syrian power plants offline

LONDON: A gas pipeline explosion on Wednesday at the Tishreen Thermal Power Plant in the Damascus countryside has forced three major power plants out of service, Syrian authorities said. The blast in the Harran Al-Awamid area, near Damascus International Airport, cut the gas supplies required to operate the Deir Ali, Nasiriyah and Tishreen power plants, the Syrian Electricity Company said. The res