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Houthis vow more strikes on Saudi airports and oil sites after Aramco office hit

A missile hit an administrative building at Saudi Aramco's complex in Dhahran on Tuesday, causing what the Saudi Press Agency called a "limited fire"; no injuries were reported. Yemen's Houthis said they targeted Aramco facilities in Dhahran, Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and an Aramco refinery in Riyadh, and that they will keep up such attacks. The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted further Houthi missiles aimed at Riyadh. Qatar Airways has temporarily suspended flights to Riyadh and Dammam.

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Saudi Arabia saysSaudi Arabia's cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said the Houthis will face "consequences" for attacks across the kingdom; the coalition says the Houthis use Yemeni fuel facilities to store missiles and drones.
The Houthis saySpokesman Yahya Saree called Saudi oil facilities "a legitimate target," warned people near them to leave, and the group says it will keep targeting Saudi airports and oil facilities.

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