Saudi Arabia on Edge: Missile Debris Falls Near Mecca, Houthis Claim Oil Strikes

Pilgrims pray in front of the Kaaba in Mecca.

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Debris from two ballistic missiles intercepted after being launched by Yemen's Houthi rebels towards Mecca and Medina fell in an area near Mecca, Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence said on Saturday, as the group claimed attacks on multiple Saudi oil facilities, airports and military installations

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The Houthis said they had targeted Saudi Arabia's East-West crude oil pipeline and several pumping stations, along with the Rabigh refinery and Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu.

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Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree also said the group had targeted King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Najran Airport, Khamis Mushait Airbase and King Khalid Airport in Riyadh.

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In a separate statement, Saree said Houthi forces had attacked Saudi military personnel at Al-Nasr camp and a naval base in Aden, the interim seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government. "Our armed forces targeted Saudi enemy concentrations at the so-called Al-Nasr camp and the naval base in Aden," Saree said.

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Yemen's Interior Ministry said the attack had struck the coast guard headquarters and another coast guard building at a separate location, according to the Saba news agency. The ministry did not mention the military camp near the airport.

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The Saudi-led coalition said…

Original source: https://www.timesnownews.com/world

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