Damascus: The authorities in Syrian have said saboteurs blew up an oil pipeline near Homs, a hub of protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The attack was the second of its kind this month. It left a crater 15m (50ft) wide and oil gushing from the broken pipe,.It comes hours ahead of planned Friday protests against Mr Assad’s regime.
Overnight, at least five people were killed during raids by security forces, activists say.
The deaths occurred in the north-eastern city of Deir al-Zour and a suburb of the capital Damascus, in the south-west of the country.
The demonstrations, which started in mid-March, have been met by a fierce crackdown that has killed more than 1,500 civilians and seen 26,000 people arrested.
More than 12,600 are still in detention, the Avaaz rights group says, and 3,000 others are missing, with family members unable to establish if they are still alive.
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