Houthis launch attacks on Aramco facilities, airports in Saudi Arabia

World October 24, 20:41

The attack on the airport in Dammam caused a halt to air traffic

DOHA, October 24. /TASS/. Yemen’s Ansar Allah rebel group (Houthis) has delivered attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities, an oil pipeline, several airports and a military base in Saudi Arabia, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Saturday.

"[Houthi] armed forces <...> have carried out seven military operations using ballistic missiles and drones," Saree wrote on his Telegram channel. According to him, Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu, an oil refinery in Rabigh, crude pumping stations and the East-West oil pipeline came under attack. In addition, the Houthi spokesman claimed, Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Najran Airport, an air base near Khamis Mushait were targeted. The attack on the airport in Dammam caused a halt to air traffic, Saree said.

The actions were in response to attacks by the Saudi-led coalition, Saree explained. Over the past 24 hours, the alliance "delivered 100 airstrikes" on Yemen, including the capital Sanaa, he added.

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