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It seems unlikely that it's the last time the country will be cut off from the internet given its past history (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/29/syrian-internet-goes-down-gets-cut-off-from-the-world/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget), but Syria does now appear to be back online following a nationwide blackout (http://www.engadget.com/2013/05/07/syria-offline-again/?utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget) that began yesterday afternoon. As the BBC reports, state-run media in the country had attributed the problem to a "fault in optical fibre cables," but most have cast doubt on those claims, suggesting instead that it's much more likely the blackout was the result of a deliberate shutdown by the government.
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Via: @ckanal (Twitter) (https://twitter.com/ckanal/status/332171340029243392)
Source: BBC (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22447247)
Via: Engadget