Houthi attack on Saudi Aramco plant damages oil tank

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels fired a Quds-2 missile at Aramco’s North Jeddah plant, later confirmed by Saudi authorities.

Saudi Aramco has said that a strike by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on its plant in Jeddah tore a hole in an oil tank, triggering an explosion and fire that was quickly extinguished.

Aramco has said its domestic fuel supplies were not affected by the attack on a petroleum products distribution plant in the north of Jeddah city, with operations resuming three hours after the incident.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi forces on Monday said they fired a missile at and struck the facility. Saudi authorities later confirmed the attack.

Aramco’s oil production and export facilities are mostly in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, more than 1,000 km from Jeddah.

Source: TRTWORLD