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Two large government-run oil processing facilities in Saudi Arabia have been struck by a series of drone strikes, causing explosions, huge fires and prompting the nation to cut production.

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo described the Saturday attack as "unprecedented" and pointed the finger at Tehran, despite Yemen's Houthi rebels claiming responsibility. Ten drones were used to carry out the attacks. It’s unclear if there were any injuries or fatalities at the Abqaiq facility and the Khurais oil field, operated by the state-owned Saudi Aramco.

The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen since March 2015 in a war that has killed tens of thousands of Yemenis and pushed the country to the brink of famine. Saudi Aramco describes its Abqaiq oil processing facility in Buqyaq as "the largest crude oil stabilisation plant in the world", able to produce up to seven million barrels of crude oil a day. The Khurais oil field is thought to produce over one million barrels of crude oil a day.

 

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The USAand England at it again, remember Iraqi War Watch this play out baby.

Destroying Saudi Arabia after Saudi Genocide in Yemen ! And SaudiArabia was behind the world trade centre attack almost all was from Saudi Arabia extreme Sunni Muslims !!! Satellite image taken Sunday shows that at least 4 Major Oil Fires are still active in destroyed plants

Its time Trump to wipe out these country's that dont do anything for the world but cause trouble.

Iran is pushing its luck.

Nuke Iran

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