Bahrain claims a massive explosion at one of its main oil pipelines was terrorism.<br /><br />Government ministers from the Sunni-muslim ruled kingdom have linked the blast to arch-enemy Iran.<br /><br />Tehran has denied the allegations.<br /><br />Videos on social media showed the massive fire minutes after the explosion around 10:30 pm local time on Friday (November 10).<br /><br />“The incident was an act of sabotage and a dangerous act of terrorism aimed at harming the higher interests of the nation and the safety of the people,” Bahrain’s interior ministry said on its website.<br /><br />“Terrorist acts witnessed by the country in the recent period are carried out through direct contacts and instructions from Iran,” the statement quoted Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid bin Abdullah al-Khalifa as saying.<br /><br />A key Western ally, Bahrain has for years grappled with protests and sporadic violence coming from its Shia majority.<br /><br />In Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi rejected the allegations as “false talk and childish accusations”, the ministry said on its website.<br /><br />Bahraini authorities said they had brought under control the fire at the oil pipeline.<br />
