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Qatar’s state energy firm reports ‘extensive’ damage at main LNG hub after latest strikes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleQatar’s state-run energy firm says new strikes on the Gulf nation’s main gas hub caused “extensive” damage.
QatarEnergy says in a statement that early Thursday “several of its liquefied natural gas facilities were the subject of missile attacks, causing sizable fires and extensive further damage” after a previous attack.
The company notes that the earlier attack on the Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday had already caused extensive damage to a gas-to-liquids facility.
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