Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 33

17-Aug-2009

ALGERIA

Gas Pipeline Attack At Jijel Disrupts Power Supplies

A gas pipeline connecting Skikda to the province of Jijel was bombed by insurgents on the night of 6 August, according to local media reports. It is said to be the second time that the insurgents have hit the gas pipeline, which supplies an industrial zone in Jijel and a large part of the provinces inhabitants. A team from the national power company Sonelgaz was dispatched immediately...