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Saudi Arabia: Explosions/remote violence in Riyadh

Flames, smoke seen at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital Flames and smoke were seen rising from a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh on Saturday, an AFP journalist said. The circumstances remained unclear but in recent weeks Aramco, majority-owned by the Saudi state, has come under attack from the Houthi group targeting the kingdom as part of the war in Yemen where Riyadh is backing the internationally recognised government. Aramco remains the flagship company of the Saudi economy and one of the largest...

Event details

Disorder type
political violence
Event type
explosions/remote violence
Sub-event
attack
Interaction
rebel groups
Key actors
Media
Location
Riyadh
Coordinates
23.8900, 45.0800
Source platform
rss

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