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Houthis say targeted ‘sensitive sites’ in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu

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On September 19, Yemen's Houthi group claimed to have launched attacks using missiles and drones on "sensitive sites" in Riyadh and Saudi Aramco facilities in Yanbu. Shortly after, residents reported hearing blasts in Riyadh, and a fuel tank at an Aramco depot near the city’s international airport caught fire. The attacks followed an air raid alert issued by Saudi authorities earlier that day as tensions escalated due to ongoing conflict in Yemen.

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On September 19, black smoke and flames were reported near Riyadh King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, following overnight air raid alerts issued by authorities due to heightened tensions with Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Residents heard explosions and saw firefighters battling a burning fuel tank emblazoned with the logo of Aramco, Saudi's national oil company. Flight tracking websites reported major disruptions at the airport, including flight cancellations and delays. The UN Security Council condemned continued Houthi attacks on civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. This incident marks the first air raid alerts issued for Riyadh since July when fighting intensified near the border with Yemen.

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“In response to the Saudi enemy’s criminal attempts to target the capital Sana’a... the Yemeni Armed Forces carried out two successful military operations using a large number of ballistic and cruise missiles and drones,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said, in a statement on Telegram.

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Houthis say targeted ‘sensitive sites’ in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu · assertive framing

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Houthis say targeted ‘sensitive sites’ in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu SANAA – asserted

Houthis → say → Yanbu

Yemen’s Houthis said on Sept 19 that they launched strikes targeting “sensitive sites” in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and oil facilities in the kingdom’s port city of Yanbu, hours after residents reported blasts in the Saudi capital. asserted

residents → say → capital

Saree → target → Telegram

“The first targeted sensitive sites in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and the second targeted Aramco facilities in Yanbu.” asserted

second → target → Yanbu

The Houthi statement came after firefighters extinguished a blaze on a fuel tank emblazoned with the logo of the Saudi oil giant Aramco at a fuel depot near Riyadh’s international airport on Sept 19, according to an AFP journalist. uncertain

firefighters → come → journalist

Tracking website FlightRadar24 reported “major problems” at the Riyadh King Khalid International Airport, before normal traffic began to resume. asserted

traffic → report → Airport

Yemen’s Houthis have staged a lightning offensive, seizing swathes of territory, leaving the internationally-recognised government, which is backed by Saudi Arabia, scrambling to respond. asserted

which → stag → Arabia

The disruption on Sept 19 followed an overnight air raid alert issued by Saudi authorities, the first such warning since fighting in neighbouring Yemen intensified this month. asserted

fighting → follow → Yemen

Hours after the early morning alert, residents told AFP that they had heard what sounded like a round of explosions echoing through parts of the capital. asserted

what → tell → capital