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Saudi oil facilities attacked by drones

cde.news desk 15 May 2019, 06:52 · 1 min read

epa07567791 A general view for the MV Andrea Victory under Norway flag which was attacked on 12 May 2019 outside Fujairah port, United Arab Emirates, 13 May 2019. Media reports on 13 May 2019 state that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Office reported that four commercial vessels have been targeted by sabotage operations near UAE territorial waters. Saudi Arabia's energy minister Khalid al-Falih added that two Saudi oil tankers had been targeted in the attack. EPA-EFE/ALI HAIDER

Saudi Arabia said armed drones struck two of its oil pumping stations on Tuesday, two days after the sabotage of oil tankers near the United Arab Emirates.

Tuesday’s attacks on the pumping stations more than 320 km west of Riyadh and Sunday’s on four tankers off Fujairah emirate have raised concerns that the United States and Iran might inching toward military conflict.

The U.S. military cited possible imminent threats to its troops in Iraq and said they were now on high alert.

Via Reuters

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