According to the Houthi spokesman Yahya Saria, the attacks targeted a Saudi Aramco gas processing facility in Shedgum and an oil facility in Tanajib in the east of Saudi Arabia and were followed by fires
Why are Houthi missiles breaking through Saudi Arabia’s air defences?
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Repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Airport reveal the limitations of even high-tech air defences.
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