Drones attack two oil refineries in Saudi Arabia

Two oil installations were attacked using drones in Saudi Arabia, causing fires but no casualties, as part of an action attributed to the Houthis of Yemen.

The attacks were registered in two companies of the state refinery Aramco, announced the authorities of the Saudi kingdom.

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"At 4:00 on Saturday [14 de septiembre] Aramco 's industrial security services have begun to extinguish two fires in the company' s refineries in the districts of Abqaiq and Khurais, as a result of attacks at the airport. unmanned aerial vehicle badistance, "said a spokesman for the Interior Ministry, quoted by the Saudi press agency.

In addition, a spokesman for the Houthis in Yemen said that at least ten drones had been deployed during the attacks, according to the BBC.

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Since March 2015, Yemen is plunged into a civil war in which Saudi Arabia supports the government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who fled the country in the face of Houthi advance.

Riyadh intervened militarily in Yemen by leading an international coalition comprising Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Sudan and Senegal.

The Houthis, backed by Iran, often launch missiles against Saudi territory.