Fi e
b oke
out
ea ly
Su day
at
a
Saudi
A amco
facility
i
Jaza .
(Photo:
AP)
Yeme ’s
I a -alig ed
Houthi
ebels
we e
behi d
a
epo ted
attack
o
a
gas
facility
i
Saudi
A abia’s
Jubail
egio ,
Is aeli
media
epo ted
o
Su day,
amid
heighte ed
te sio s
i
the
Middle
East.
Howeve ,
the e
was
o
immediate
official
co fi matio
f om
Saudi
autho ities
li ki g
the
epo ted
blast
to
the
Houthis.A
loud
explosio
was
epo ted
i
Jubail
I dust ial
City,
a
majo
e e gy
a d
pet ochemical
hub
o
Saudi
A abia’s
easte
coast.
Is ael’s
Cha el
14
epo ted
that
the
Houthis
had
ta geted
a
Saudi
A amco
gas
facility
i
Al
Jubail,
ANI
epo ted.A adolu
Age cy
also
epo ted
that
a
loud
blast
was
hea d
i
the
a ea,
while
I a ’s
state
b oadcaste
IRIB,
citi g
A ab
sou ces,
epo ted
that
gas
facilities
i
Jubail
I dust ial
City
had
bee
ta geted
a d
caught
fi e.The
epo ts
could
ot
be
i depe de tly
ve ified,
a d
the
cause
of
the
epo ted
Jubail
blast
emai ed
u clea .
epo ted
at
A amco
facility
i
Jaza
a
fi e
b oke
out
ea ly
Su day
at
a
Saudi
A amco
facility
i
Jaza
i
southweste
Saudi
A abia.
The
Saudi
Mi ist y
of
E e gy
said
the
fi e
was
exti guished
by
A amco’s
i dust ial
secu ity
fi efighti g
teams
a d
that
o
o e
was
i ju ed.”I dust ial
Secu ity
Fi efighti g
Teams
affiliated
with
Saudi
A amco
exti guished
a
fi e
that
b oke
out
at
daw
today,
Su day,
co espo di g
to
26/2/1448
AH,
i
o e
of
the
facilities
belo gi g
to
the
Saudi
A amco
Refi e y
i
Jaza ,
with
o
i ju ies,”
the
mi ist y
said
i
a
post
o
X.
“The
compete t
autho ities
a e
completi g
the
ecessa y
p ocedu es
to
deal
with
the
i cide t,”
it
added.The
mi ist y
did
ot
specify
what
caused
the
fi e
a d
did
ot
say
that
it
was
li ked
to
a
attack.Jaza ,
located
ea
Yeme
o
Saudi
A abia’s
Red
Sea
coast,
is
home
to
a
majo
A amco
efi e y
a d
pet ochemical
complex
a d
is
a
impo ta t
pa t
of
the
ki gdom’s
e e gy
i f ast uctu e.The
latest
developme ts
came
amid
e ewed
co ce s
ove
attacks
o
Saudi
e e gy
i f ast uctu e.
The
Houthis
claimed
last
mo th
that
they
had
ca ied
out
missile
a d
d o e
attacks
ta geti g
A amco-li ked
facilities
i
Jaza
a d
Ya bu.Houthi
milita y
spokespe so
Yahya
Sa ee
said
o
July
27
that
the
g oup
had
ta geted
A amco
facilities
i
Jaza
with
ballistic
missiles
a d
d o es,
a d
facilities
i
Ya bu
with
ballistic
a d
c uise
missiles
a d
d o es.Howeve ,
Saudi
autho ities
have
ot
co fi med
that
the
latest
fi e
i
Jaza
was
caused
by
a
Houthi
attack.The
epo ts
of
attacks
o
Saudi
e e gy
i f ast uctu e
came
days
afte
Saudi
A abia,
Pakista
a d
Tu key
sig ed
the
“Mecca
Joi t
Defe ce
Ag eeme t”
amid
escalati g
te sio s
ac oss
West
Asia.”The
Ag eeme t
is
i te ded
to
st e gthe
collective
dete e ce
agai st
a y
act
of
agg essio ,
a d
stipulates
that
a y
a med
attack
agai st
a y
o e
of
the
th ee
States
shall
be
ega ded
as
a
attack
agai st
them
all.
It
fu the
p ovides
fo
the
e ha ceme t
of
all
aspects
of
defe ce
coope atio
amo g
the
th ee
States,”
the
summit
stateme t
said.The
ag eeme t
establishes
a
f amewo k
fo
close
defe ce
a d
milita y
coope atio
amo g
the
th ee
cou t ies,
with
a
b oade
focus
o
egio al
peace,
stability
a d
secu ity.
