Large parts of Syria hit by power cuts after attack

[Bosonic]

Source: AFP

Large swathes of Syria were without electricity on Wednesday after a high voltage power line in the centre of the war-torn country was sabotaged, the electricity minister said.

"A terrorist attack against a high voltage line in the central region triggered a power cut in most of the Syrian governorates," Imad Khamis said in comments carried on state television.

In government terminology, "terrorist" refers to rebels battling against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.

Districts of Damascus, suburbs of the Syrian capital and areas further afield were without electricity from Wednesday morning, residents told AFP.

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[David__77]

1. This is so stupid: "In government terminology, "terrorist" refers to rebels battling...."

DUH! Of course it does. Why does AP add this line, but ONLY in Syria articles? AP does not do this for Iraq articles, where Iraq is battling an insurgency. It is because AP wants to make clear that IT does NOT think these are terrorists in Syria. In Iraq, I suppose AP has a different judgment.