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AFPTV video footage framework of an detonation astatine Qatar's Ras Laffan concern zone
At slightest 13 radical person been killed and 66 injured aft an detonation astatine Qatar's largest state facility.
The city's main liquified earthy state (LNG) processing tract suffered a "technical accident" successful Ras Laffan concern portion connected Sunday night, the interior ministry said, with the city's skyline turning orangish due to the fact that of the explosion.
Qatar's Energy Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi said the detonation would not impact the country's exports, adding "this was an mishap and not sabotage oregon hostile successful nature".
The Ras Laffan Port is the largest artificial harbour successful the satellite and has the world's largest LNG export facility. It was targeted by Iranian strikes earlier this year.
The blast connected Sunday rattled windows and was felt crossed cardinal Doha, panicking residents much than 70km (43 miles) from Ras Laffan.
Sherida al-Kaabi added the authorities was moving connected determining the origin of the blast which occurred astatine the Barzan section state proviso facility, helium added determination was nary biology risks.
However, the vigor curate said it would beryllium hard to find erstwhile operations would resume.
"Plant accumulation was intentionally wholly stopped since December 2025 owed to urgent attraction requirements, it was archetypal restarted again lone 2 days ago," Sherida al-Kaabi said.
An probe has begun into the origin of the mishap and Sherida al-Kaabi confirmed those killed from the blast were each from India and Pakistan.
On Sunday, QatarEnergy, which is the country's state-owned vigor company, confirmed the detonation occurred astatine "Barzan section state proviso installation successful the evening hours of Sunday 21 June".
"Emergency effect teams were deployed instantly to incorporate the fire, which is present nether control."
The blast occurred arsenic workers were restarting operations that were antecedently halted successful March.
During the US-Israel warfare with Iran, the Ras Laffan Port suffered "extensive damage" from retaliatory strikes arsenic Qatar is simply a large supplier of planetary energy.
Qatar had halted accumulation successful effect to the conflict, pausing a 5th of the world's LNG. Shipments had begun to resume recently.
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