SANAA, Nov 23 (NNN-SABA) – Yemen’s Houthi militia said, they launched a long-range missile towards a large oil facility in the south-western Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, overnight, according to Houthi-run al-Masirah TV today.
“The attack targeted Saudi Aramco’s distribution station in Jeddah,” the television station said, citing the militia’s military spokesman, Yahya Sarea, as saying.
“The attack was in response to the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led coalition on Yemen,” Sarea said.
“We call on foreign companies to move away from Saudi vital facilities because they are on our target list,” he added in the statement.
Saudi Arabia made no comment on the alleged attack.
The Yemeni Iran-backed Houthi militia, recently intensified cross-border drone and missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. Most of the drones and missiles had been foiled by the Saudi-led coalition.– NNN-SABA
