Saudi Aramco's oil depot attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, says spokesman

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on Friday that Yemen's Houthi rebels had attacked Saudi Arabian state oil giant Aramco's facilities in the port city of Jeddah with missiles and the Ras Tanura and Rabigh refineries with drones.

Sarea added that the attack also targeted vital facilities in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that has been battling a coalition led by Saudi Arabia for seven years.

Saudi state media had earlier reported that a string of drone and rocket attacks by the Houthis was foiled by the coalition.

Saudi air defences also intercepted and destroyed a ballistic rocket launched towards the port city of Jazan, which caused a "limited" fire to break out at an electricity distribution plant, state media reported.

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