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Houthis target Riyadh airport, Aramco facility
Houthis strike Saudi airports and oil sites after Saudi strikes in Yemen.
In brief
Houthis strike Saudi airports and oil sites after Saudi strikes in Yemen. Houthis launched missile and drone attacks on Riyadh airport and Aramco facility in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen. Originally reported by India Today.
Houthi attacks on Saudi targets
Houthis claimed four missile and drone operations targeting sites in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia.
“Houthis claimed four missile and drone operations against Saudi airports, energy sites and military targets”
Targets include Riyadh airport
The group targeted King Khalid International Airport and pumping stations along Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline.
“The first operation targeted King Khalid International Airport and several pumping stations along Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline”
Aramco facility attacked
Houthis also struck an Aramco facility in Abqaiq, a key oil-producing area.
“The group also said it carried out a separate attack on an Aramco facility in Abqaiq”
Saudi-led coalition intercepts missiles
Saudi air defences destroyed two missiles and a drone targeting the kingdom.
“Saudi air defences were reported to have destroyed a ballistic missile and a cruise missile headed towards the capital”
Houthis link attacks to Saudi strikes
The group blamed Saudi airstrikes on Al-Hadara Market in Taiz and destruction of a village in Bani Hashish.
“The Houthis linked the attacks to what they described as continuing Saudi 'aggression' against Yemen”
Houthis warn investors to leave Saudi
Houthis warned international investors to move operations from Saudi Arabia.
“The Armed Forces warn all investors and companies against keeping their investments in Saudi Arabia”
Houthis reject Saudi claims
The group denied Saudi accusations of targeting the East-West pipeline in Medina.
“The group also rejected a Saudi accusation that its forces had targeted the East-West pipeline in Medina”
The headline
Houthis launched missile and drone attacks on Riyadh airport and Aramco facility in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes in Yemen.
