Massive fire as militants blow up gas pipeline supplying Jordan and Israel

(5 Feb 2012) ++NIGHT SHOT++ 1. Wide of flames from burning, ruptured pipeline STORYLINE: Masked gunmen blew up a terminal of the Egyptian natural gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan in a pre-dawn attack on Sunday. It was the twelfth such attack since the popular uprising that ousted long-time Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak in February. The terminal is located in the town of El-Arish in the northern part of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, about 30 miles (50 kilometres) west of the Israeli border. The motive of Sunday's attack is not clear. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...