Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], November 10: Saudi Arabia's critical East-West oil pipeline was targeted in another attack on Monday, sparking a fire that has since been extinguished, the Energy Ministry said.
The attack occurred in the western Medina region, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported, citing a ministry official. No one was injured and pipeline operations were unaffected. Emergency crews and specialist technical teams immediately took steps to secure the site, the official said.
Saudi Arabia did not initially identify who was behind the attack. Its Foreign Ministry had blamed an earlier attack on the pipeline on pro-Iranian militias in Iraq. The East-West pipeline allows large volumes of oil to be transported from the Gulf to the Red Sea, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Source: Qatar Tribune
