Saudi Coalition Strikes Yemen Fuel Facility, Intercepts Missiles Near Riyadh
Missiles and drones were intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition operating in Yemen hit a gasoline station near the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa, its spokeswoman said.
Maj Gen Turki al-Maliki said numerous rockets targeting the Saudi capital and other areas were intercepted after the coalition struck the Yemen Petroleum Company’s al-Sabaha facility late Tuesday
The Houthis threatened they would attack the airport and Aramco refinery in the Saudi capital Riyadh and Aramco’s headquarters in the eastern city of Dammam.
Later, Al-Maliki added, missiles aimed against cities like Dammam had been intercepted, with shrapnel falling in a residential area in Dhahran.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy said in a statement that a building of an Aramco administration in Dhahran was also targeted, causing “limited fire. The statement said no injuries were recorded.
The comments came after the Saudi cabinet, led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, declared the Iran-backed organisation would “bear the consequences” of its recent fatal strikes on the country.
Thirteen people were murdered in a missile strike on King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Saturday, and another person was killed in a similar incident there the next day. The Houthis say they are striking airports, oil and gas installations and military posts in Saudi Arabia with missiles and drones in retaliation for deadly Saudi attacks on territory they control in western Yemen, including Sanaa.
The Saudi-led coalition has been providing air support for pro-government forces in Yemen as they push an offensive on the Red Sea coast of Yemen and other front lines.
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