Youth movement says attack on Aramco oil facilities in retaliation for Saudi air strikes in Yemen
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The Yemeni rebel youth movement claimed an attack on a Saudi Aramco oil company facility near Riyadh, causing flames and smoke, and accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa, escalating attacks on each other.
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The civil war in Yemen continues. The youth movement controls the capital Sana'a and the western region. The Saudi-led coalition has carried out air strikes to support government forces for many years.
(Central News Agency, Sana'a Comprehensive Foreign News Report on the 3rd) The Yemeni rebel "Youth Movement" announced today that it attacked an Aramco oil company facility near the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh. AFP reporters saw flames and thick smoke rising from the area. The youth movement also accused Saudi Arabia of launching dozens of air strikes on the Yemeni capital Sanaa.
Agence France-Presse reported that since the Houthi movement launched a lightning offensive last month to seize the entire Red Sea coast of Yemen and control the Bab al-Mandab Strait, the two sides have carried out multiple air strikes on each other.
Al-Masirah TV, owned by the youth movement, reported that Saudi warplanes launched 26 air strikes on Sanaa.
Two journalists based in Sana'a reported hearing loud explosions and witnessing fighter jets firing missiles towards Sana'a.
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In neighboring Saudi Arabia, an AFP reporter pointed out that flames and thick smoke could be seen coming from a Saudi Aramco facility south of Riyadh this afternoon.
Although the Saudi authorities have not commented on this, Yahya Saree, the military spokesman of the youth movement, claimed late today that the organization launched ballistic missiles and drones to attack an oil facility in Riyadh, causing the target facility to catch fire. (Compiled by: Hong Peiying) 1151004
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- Did the attack cause any casualties?
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