Houthis claim attacks on Saudi defence ministry, Aramco and airports; Saudi authorities report deaths
Summary
Yemen's Houthis claimed attacks in the last 24 hours on Saudi Arabia's defence ministry in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu, and Abha and King Fahd International airports in Dammam, according to Middle East Eye. Saudi authorities reported that two people were killed in the attack on King Fahd airport. The Hindu reports that Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said debris from an intercepted drone killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field in the southeast on Wednesday, October 21. The Hindu also reports that an Indian national was killed in the Houthi attack on Dammam airport, and that the Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia had attacked a yacht carrying Indians in the Red Sea. Separately, Saudi-led coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said forces had downed four drones over Riyadh and Medina. The Houthi attack claims are not independently verified in either report, and the reports place the deaths at different sites.
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The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that the Houthis said they attacked Saudi Arabia's Defence Ministry and Aramco facilities in Yanbu and Dammam airport, and that Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said debris from an intercepted drone killed two people and injured two others at an Aramco-operated oil field in the southeast.
Middle East Eye
Source ↗Middle East Eye reports that the Houthis claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia's defence ministry in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu, and Abha and King Fahd International airports in Dammam in the last 24 hours, and that Saudi authorities said two people were killed in the King Fahd airport attack.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that an Indian national was killed as the Houthis attacked Saudi Arabia's Dammam airport, and that the Houthis claimed Saudi Arabia had attacked a yacht carrying Indians in the Red Sea while conducting rescue operations.
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