JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – During televised practise sessions on Friday, a Yemeni rebel strike on a Saudi oil factory set out a massive fire near Jeddah’s Formula One track, part of a series of attacks on Aramco installations.
The extremely conspicuous strike, one of 16 drone-and-missile attacks by Iran-backed rebels around the country, caused smoke to billow near the circuit and caused the second practise to be postponed.
The raids came just days before the seventh anniversary of a Saudi-led coalition’s military operation in Yemen, which is wracked by a huge humanitarian catastrophe.
Oil prices have risen sharply since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stoked supply concerns, causing Western leaders to pleading with Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members to increase output.
The assaults on Friday were aimed against “Aramco facilities in Jeddah and important facilities in the Saudi enemy’s capital, Riyadh,” according to Huthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree.
The strike on Jeddah was verified by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Iran-backed rebels.
The rebels have previously carried out similar attacks on Saudi oil installations, but the incident in Jeddah occurred as a global audience watched the Formula One Grand Prix.
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