
The Houthis in Yemen announced that they would continue to target Saudi airports and oil installations, warning shipping companies and civilians, after an exchange of strikes targeting energy facilities between the Saudi-led coalition and the group.
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Saudi Arabia and the Houthi group exchanged strikes targeting energy facilities amid ongoing tension.
(CNN) - The Houthi rebels in Yemen, supported by Iran, announced on Wednesday that they will continue to target Saudi airports and oil installations in the coming days, according to a statement published on the “X” platform.
In a statement on the “X” platform, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree renewed his warning to international shipping companies and civilians working in them and at Saudi airports of the need to evacuate those facilities immediately.
On Tuesday, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Houthi group exchanged new strikes targeting energy facilities. The Iranian-backed group re-targeted the Saudi capital and struck an administrative building belonging to the giant Saudi oil company, Aramco, after Saudi Arabia had bombed a facility belonging to a Yemeni oil company.
Sarie said in his statement that the Houthis targeted Aramco in Dhahran in eastern Saudi Arabia, in addition to the airport and refinery in Riyadh.
The Saudi-led coalition announced in a statement on the “X” platform on Wednesday that Saudi defenses intercepted a ballistic missile launched towards Riyadh.
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