Arab Coalition investigating terrorist attacks against Saudi Aramco facilities
The Arab Coalition said that investigations are
ongoing to identify the perpetrators of the terrorist attacks that targeted two
Saudi Aramco facilities in Abqaiq and Hijrat Khurais oilfield in Saudi Arabia.
“Based on joint initial investigations with relevant
authorities on operational evidence and indicators as well as physical evidence
in the locations of the terrorist attack, the Joint Forces Command of the
Coalition affirms that the investigations are ongoing to determine the parties
responsible for planning and executing these terrorist attacks,” Arab Coalition
Spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said in a statement.
Al-Maliki added in the statement that the Arab
Coalition “continues to adopt and implement necessary procedures to deal with
such terrorist threats to safeguard national assets, international energy
security and ensure the stability of world economy.”
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior said on Saturday
that drone attacks caused fires at two Saudi Aramco facilities, adding that the
blazes are under control.
One of the facilities is located in Abqaiq, near
Dammam in the Kingdom's Eastern Province. The other facility is located in the
Hijrat Khurais oilfield.
No residential areas are located near the sites, the
correspondent said, adding that there were no casualties so far and that
traffic is flowing smoothly in the surrounding area of the Aramco facility in
Abqaiq.
