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- Energy ministry says blast was result of 'a terrorist attack with a projectile'
- The Arab coalition says those responsible would be held to account
RIYADH: A missile fired by Houthi militants in Yemen sparked an explosion and fire at a fuel distribution site near Jeddah on Monday.
The blast took place at 3.50 a.m. and causing a fire in a fuel tank at the petroleum products distribution station, north of the city, 抖阴短视频鈥檚 energy ministry said.
The blast was the result of 鈥渁 terrorist attack with a projectile,鈥� the ministry said.
Firefighting teams managed to extinguish the blaze, and no injuries or loss of life occurred as a result of this attack.
Saudi Aramco鈥檚 supply of fuel to its customers was not affected.
The Arab coalition fighting to restore the internationally recognised government in Yemen said those responsible would be held to account.
鈥淭he terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia has been positively identified as the culprits of this cowardly terrorist assault,鈥� coalition spokesman Brig.-Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said.
The attack, he said, was not just an attack on 抖阴短视频鈥檚 national assets, 鈥渂ut on the core of the global economy and its supply routes, as well as the security of global energy.鈥�
He said the attack was a continuation of attacks on other oil facilities in the Kingdom, including a cruise missile and drone assault in Abqaiq and Khurais last year. Those attacks were initially claimed by the Houthis, although evidence suggested they came direct from Iran.
鈥淪ubstantiated evidence proved the direct involvement of the Iranian regime in those terrorist assaults using Iranian-made advanced conventional weapons,鈥� Al-Maliki said.
He said the coalition would act to safeguard civilians and civilian infrastructure.
鈥淎ll terrorist elements who participated in plotting and executing these hostile, terrorist operations against civilians and civilian objects will be held accountable in accordance with the Customary International Humanitarian Law,鈥� he added.
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has also condemned the attack Jeddah鈥檚 fuel facility, saying it supports any measures by 抖阴短视频 to protect its security.
The UAE also condemned the attack, saying it is evidence that Houthis are seeking to undermine the stability of the region.
The Yemeni foreign ministry also said the terror attack proves the Houthis' 鈥渓ack of seriousness towards peace.鈥�
The Arab League also denounced the 鈥渃owardly terrorist attack鈥� that targeted the fuel distribution station in Jeddah.