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Houthis say they targeted Riyadh airport and Saudi oil infrastructure
Yemen’s Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said the group had targeted King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and several pumping stations on Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline. He also claimed strikes on Riyadh’s financial centre and an Aramco site in Abqaiq; the article provides no independent confirmation of the reported attacks.
Saree said the operation was in response to Saudi actions in Yemen, alleging recent air strikes hit vendors and shoppers at Al-Hadara Market in Taiz and destroyed a village in Bani Hashish district. He attributed the strikes to Saudi warplanes using US-made bombs. The article does not give details of damage or casualties from the Houthi claims.
In short
- Houthis claim they targeted Riyadh airport and Saudi oil sites.
- The group also says it struck Riyadh’s financial centre and an Aramco site.
- Saree cited alleged Saudi air strikes in Yemen as the reason.