MOGADISHU (Halbeeg News) – The Somali government has strongly condemned the attacks on Saudi soil by Yemeni based rebel group.
Houthi rebel group which fights Saudi led allied in Yemen has carried drone attack on Saudi oil pipelines known as Aramco East-west pipelines which across the country to Port and oil terminal at Yenbu locality.
In a statement by Somali foreign ministry, the government said It condemned attacks on two pipelines in Saudi Arabia.
The two pipelines which are pumping stations were said to have been hit by missiles fired by Houthi control drone.
In a statement, the Saudi government confirmed the attack saying a crude oil pipeline in Riyadh province had been attacked by Yemeni drones.
The attack follows Saudi claims of sabotage attempts on two of its oil tankers off the United Arab Emirates.
The country’s minister of energy, Khalid al-Falih said two oil pumping stations in Saudi Arabia were the target of “terrorism and sabotage.
Al-Falih said the two pump stations — which increase pressure to move oil through the pipeline — were hit by armed drones resulting in a fire at one of the stations and a temporary shutting of the oil line as a precaution.
The blaze was brought under control bu the minister said the damage was limited and oil production was not disrupted.
The pipeline serves as an alternative export route for Saudi crude oil in the event of the strategically important Strait of Hormuz being blocked.
Through its television channel, Masirah, Houthi said that it had launched drone attacks on Saudi installations in response to what it called Saudi aggression and a blockade on Yemen.
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