Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says

No immediate confirmation came from Saudi authorities, while Aramco did not immediately comment

A large plume of smoke ​and fire was seen rising ‌in the vicinity of an Aramco facility in Riyadh on Saturday, a ​witness told Reuters.

There was no ​immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities ⁠about the fire. Aramco did ​not immediately respond to a request ​for comment.

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The fire comes amid escalating hostilities between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthis, who have stepped up ​attacks on Saudi cities and energy infrastructure.

There ‌was ⁠no immediate claim of responsibility for Saturday's fire.

The Houthis said last week they had attacked Saudi ​Aramco facilities ​in ⁠Yanbu with missiles and drones. Saudi Arabia said ​at the time that it ​had ⁠intercepted six ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis towards Taif ⁠and ​the Yanbu area, but ​did not report damage to Aramco facilities.