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Aramco facility hit as Houthis and Saudi coalition exchange attacks

Aramco facility hit as Houthis and Saudi coalition exchange attacks
South China Morning Post Wednesday 14 October 2026, 01:33 UTC By Agence France-Presse 1 min read
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Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that an attack on an Aramco building in the kingdom’s east sparked a “limited fire” and that debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people in the capital Riyadh. It came hours after the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis said it had intercepted several missiles on Tuesday evening, including over Riyadh. A Saudi energy ministry official said an administrative building belonging to oil giant Aramco in Dhahran was struck on Tuesday evening,...

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that an attack on an Aramco building in the kingdom’s east sparked a “limited fire” and that debris from intercepted Houthi missiles wounded four people in the capital Riyadh. It came hours after the Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthis said it had intercepted several missiles on Tuesday evening, including over Riyadh. A Saudi energy ministry official said an administrative building belonging to oil giant Aramco in Dhahran was struck on Tuesday evening,... [Image text:] ol baill as ujsllaalllabao wujbloljle jloljbilugoislaiojoplog AESSKSSA
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