Attack on Pipeline: Saudis accuse Iran

Two days after a drone attack by the Houthi rebels, a Saudi Arabian oil Pipeline has made Riyadh Iran for the attack responsible. The Tehran-arranged attack show, that the Yemeni militia "is an Instrument of the Iranian regime" to protect its interests in the Region to enforce, wrote the Saudi Arabian Deputy defense Minister Prince Khaled bin Salman on Thursday in the short message service Twitter. The Riad is at the top of a military Alliance, which was fighting in Yemen, Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.

In Saudi Arabia were attacked at the beginning of week two Ölpumpstationen of armed drones. It should be broken out at one of the attacked pumping stations, a fire and property damage created.

The state Oil company Saudi Aramco had set for security reasons, the operation of the East-West Pipeline, the Oil from the Eastern province in the port of Janbu is transported.

The incident occurred only a few days after the neighboring United Arab Emirates (UAE) acts of sabotage of oil Tankers had been reported. Minister of energy, Al-Falih condemned the attack. It is not only an attack on Saudi Arabia, but on the safety of oil transports in the entire world.

Responsible for the Shiite Huthi may be out-of-rebels from Yemen that was the name of it soon. Seven drones had carried out the Tuesday attacks against important targets in Saudi Arabia, reported the Yemeni newspaper Al-Masirah with reference to military circles.

The media company is under the control of the Houthi rebels. Accordingly, it had acted to retaliate for the continuous attacks in Saudi Arabia against Yemen.

Yemen is battling rebels, a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition on the side of the internationally recognized government of the country against the Houthi. These were taken in 2014 in the capital Sanaa and large parts of the North of Yemen. (afp)

Created: 16.05.2019, 11:35 PM