Crossfiled2 outlets · filed 3 October 2026
Flames, smoke seen at Aramco facility south of Saudi capital
Flames and smoke were seen rising from a facility belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco south of the kingdom’s capital Riyadh on Saturday, an AFP journalist said. The circumstances remained unclear but in recent weeks Aramco, majority-owned by the Saudi state, has come under attack from the Houthi gro
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Both outlets describe fire and smoke seen at or near an Aramco facility south of Riyadh, and both keep the cause unspecified. South China Morning Post adds that an AFP journalist saw flames and smoke rising from a facility belonging to Aramco and that the circumstances remained unclear, while Channel 4 News is briefer and says only that a huge plume was seen near the facility.
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