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WorldPosted at: May 14 2019 4:35PM


Terrorists attack two oil stations in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, May 14 (UNI) Two pump stations at the East-West pipeline were attacked by armed drones her on Tuesday morning that caused a fire and minor damage, according to Khalid A Al-Falih, Minister of Energy Industry, and Mineral Resources.
The minister said, "Drones attacked two pumping stations of East-West pipeline, which carries Saudi oil from oil fields in the eastern province to the port of Yanbu on the west coast. The attacks caused a fire at station number 8, which Al-Falih said was controlled after causing limited damage".
Saudi Aramco has closed down the pipelines, while they assess the damage and repair the pumping station to get it back to normal operation, according to Saudi Press Agency.
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