Jeddah:
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah ahead of a Formula 1 race. Oil giant Aramco has several facilities in the Red Sea city of Jeddah. “We did several attacks with drones and ballistic missiles,” the Iran-backed Huthi rebels said in a statement, including an “Aramco installation in Jeddah (and) vital installations in Riyadh”.
Videos from the spot circulating showed a raging fire and large smoke clouds near the Formula 1 track.
Smoke billowed near Jeddah’s F1 track as drivers took part in practice runs, with Red Bull’s world champion Max Verstappen saying he could smell the blaze as he drove.
