Riyadh says oil facility attacks target world supplies

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Riyadh says oil facility attacks target world supplies

Saudi Arabia said two of its oil tankers, including the Amjad pictured here, suffered significant damage in sabotage attacks (AFP Photo/KARIM SAHIB)/ Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia said Wednesday that attacks on two of its oil tankers and a major pipeline targeted not only its own security but that of the world's supplies. Drone attacks claimed by Iran-aligned Yemeni rebels shut down one of the kingdom's main oil pipelines on Tuesday, further ratcheting up Gulf tensions after the mysterious sabotage of four ships, two of them Saudi tankers, ...

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