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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Peter Beaumont

Houthis strike Saudi Arabian cities in significant expansion of Middle East war

Thick black smoke rises from the burning trucks
A Houthi strike on trucks it said were transporting military equipment from Saudi Arabia to the Al-Wadiah military camp in Yemen's government-controlled south-eastern province of Hadramout. Photograph: Xinhua/Shutterstock

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis have attacked four cities in Saudi Arabia, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a significant expansion of the Middle East war.

Saudi Arabia said it would retaliate after the overnight strikes – reportedly involving dozens of drones and missiles – that targeted several oil facilities in the country’s south.

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