Loud Booms Heard Near Saudi Aramco Headquarters in Dhahran, Sources Say
- On Tuesday, loud booms were reported near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, with sources indicating the facility had been evacuated and smoke observed at the site.
- The Saudi-led coalition intercepted missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels toward the headquarters, with fragments falling in a nearby residential area.
- Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning for the country's eastern region on Tuesday, then issued a separate alert for Riyadh shortly after the interceptions.
- A loud boom was heard in Riyadh following the warning, as authorities monitored the situation in the capital.
- Aramco provided no official comment or confirmation regarding the events, leaving the full scope of damage at the facility unclear.
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According to sources cited by Reuters, loud explosions were heard near Saudi Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran. The post Reuters: Explosions near Aramco's headquarters in Dhahran appeared first on in.gr.
A source reported that Aramco's headquarters had caught fire, while sources said an evacuation order had been issued for the building.
Explosions occur a few hours after Yemen's Huthis rebels threaten to attack the Aramco oil giant's facilities.
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