Saudi Arabia reports limited fire at Aramco building after Yemen strikes
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said an Aramco administration building in Dhahran was targeted and no casualties were reported, according to the BBC.
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said an Aramco administration building in Dhahran was targeted on Tuesday, 13 October, causing a limited fire with no reported casualties, according to the BBC. The report came as the Saudi-led coalition struck Houthi fuel sites in Yemen.
Coalition strikes and reported interceptions
Coalition spokesperson Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki said its forces struck the Yemen Petroleum Company’s al-Sabaha facility near Sanaa on Tuesday night, the BBC reported. He also said missiles aimed at Saudi cities, including Dammam, were intercepted and shrapnel fell in a residential area of Dhahran.
AFP reported that coalition strikes targeted oil sites in Sanaa, Dhamar and Saada. Witnesses and AFP journalists reported explosions in Riyadh and at an Aramco facility in eastern Saudi Arabia. The available reports do not establish the cause or full extent of the Dhahran building fire.
Sources and context
- Missiles intercepted near Riyadh after Saudi coalition hits Yemen fuel depotBBC
- Saudi coalition strikes Yemen oil sites after Houthi attacksThe Hindu (AFP report)
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