RIYADH, Sept 15 (NNN-SPA) – The Saudi-led coalition, involved in a war in Yemen, announced the launching of a probe into the drone attacks against oil facilities in the east of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Interior Minister announced that, drone attacks caused fires at two oil facilities of Saudi petroleum company, Aramco. The attacks hit the two sites in Abqaiq and Khurais areas.
Turki Al Maliki, the coalition spokesperson, said that, based on joint initial investigations with relevant authorities, the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition affirms that investigations are ongoing.
“The coalition continues to adopt and implement necessary procedures, to deal with such terrorist threats, in order to safeguard national assets, international energy security and ensure the stability of world economy,” he said.
Saudi Arabia has been targeted in the past years with drone and missile attacks by Houthi militia. Most of those attacks were foiled before they reached their targets, while some succeeded in causing limited fires in oil facilities, without affecting oil production.– NNN-SPA