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Houthis target Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery with drone
Saudi authorities said a fire at the refinery was extinguished, and the Jazan plant processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis carried out an attack on Saudi Aramco’s Jazan refinery, they said, using a drone to target the facility. The incident follows Saudi Arabia signing a defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan, Reuters reported via SCMP Economy.
The Houthis declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea last month, citing what they said was a Saudi siege on them, an allegation Riyadh denies. It was not clear whether Pakistan or Turkey would join any Saudi response to the latest attacks, according to the report.
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry said a fire broke out at the refinery but was later extinguished, with no injuries, and authorities were handling the incident without giving a cause. The refinery in Jazan processes 400,000 barrels of crude oil per day in southwestern Saudi Arabia.
The Houthis have struck Aramco sites before in Jazan and also hit Yanbu on the Red Sea, the report added.
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