Loud Booms Heard Near Saudi Aramco Headquarters in Dhahran, Sources Say
- On Tuesday, loud booms were reported near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, with sources indicating the facility had been evacuated and smoke observed at the site.
- The Saudi-led coalition intercepted missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels toward the headquarters, with fragments falling in a nearby residential area.
- Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning for the country's eastern region on Tuesday, then issued a separate alert for Riyadh shortly after the interceptions.
- A loud boom was heard in Riyadh following the warning, as authorities monitored the situation in the capital.
- Aramco provided no official comment or confirmation regarding the events, leaving the full scope of damage at the facility unclear.
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BOOMS Near Saudi Aramco Headquarters in Dhahran As Houthis Publish Target Map Naming Riyadh Airport and Oil Sites
Loud booms were reported in Dhahran near Saudi Aramco's headquarters and in Saudi Arabia's Sharqiya region, according to accounts citing multiple sources, hours after the Houthis published a map identifying potential targets in Riyadh. Next News Network could not independently verify the reported explosions.
RIAD, 13 OTT - Riad has heard a strong explosion, reported by the Afp journalists after an air alert issued by the Saudi Arabia authorities, regularly targeted in the last few days by the pro-Iran Houthi attacks... (ANSA)
Loud explosions were heard near the ARAMCO headquarters in Dhahran, in eastern Saudi Arabia. Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition forces, said that Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen targeted Dhahran, where the headquarters of the Saudi state oil company ARAMCO is located.
Loud booms heard near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, sources say
Oct 13 (Reuters) - Loud booms were heard in the vicinity of Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran, which had been evacuated, six sources told Reuters. There was no official comment or confirmation from Aramco. One source said there was smoke...
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