Houthis claim missile strike on Saudi Arabian oil plant

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Yemen Houthi rebels fired a cross-border missile at a Saudi-Aramco facility in the city of Jeddah. Saudi Authorities have not yet confirmed the incident.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a Twitter post that the attack took place at dawn using a winged Quds-2 missile and had struck its target, without elaborating.

He posted an image with coordinates of what appeared to be a petroleum products distribution plant in Jeddah used for domestic supplies that the Houthis struck with a Quds-2 missile in November 2020. 

In November, the Saudi energy ministry said a limited fire broke out near a floating platform belonging to the Jazan oil products terminal after a foiled attack using explosive-laden boats in the southern Red Sea.

The Houthis have recently stepped up the cross-border drone and missile attacks on Saudi cities, mostly targeting southern Saudi Arabia. 

The coalition says it intercepts most attacks.

On Thursday, the coalition destroyed a Houthi ballistic missile launched towards Jazan and an armed drone launched towards Khamis Mushait, both cities in the south of the kingdom, state media reported.

The Houthi's Sarea said in a separate Twitter post that the Khamis Mushait attack targeted a military site.

Publish : 2021-03-04 15:52:00

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