Drone attacks claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have caused fires at two major facilities run by Saudi Aramco, according to the \u00a0interior ministry .<\/p>\n
Huge palls of smoke rose into the sky after the pre-dawn attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais, two major Aramco facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia as the state-owned giant prepares for a much-anticipated stock listing.<\/p>\n
Houthi rebels, who have been waging a five-year war with Saudi led forces in their Yemeni homeland, claimed responsibility for the \u201cmassive offensive operation\u201d and said 10\u00a0 drones were used in the \u201cbombing\u201d.<\/p>\n
The attacks highlight how the increasingly advanced weaponry of the Iran-linked Houthi rebels \u2014 from ballistic missiles to unmanned drones \u2014 poses a serious threat to oil installations in Saudi Arabia, the world\u2019s top crude exporter.<\/p>\n
Interior ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki said the two fires have been controlled and\u00a0 there were no casualties. But the full extent of the damage was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n
The statement added that an investigation had been launched after the attack in the kingdom\u2019s Eastern Province, but did not specify whether operations at the two facilities had been affected.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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