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Overnight Iranian strike hits Saudi petrochemical plant
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Overnight attacks on Saudi Arabia hit a petrochemical complex in a sprawling industrial area in the eastern city of Jubail, a source on the ground tells AFP, hours after similar installations in Iran were struck.
“An attack caused a fire at the SABIC plants in Jubail. The sounds of explosions were very loud,” the source tells AFP, referring to the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation.
Jubail in eastern Saudi Arabia is home to one of the world’s largest industrial cities, where steel, gasoline, petrochemicals, lubricating oil, and chemical fertilisers are produced.
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Reports indicate Al Jubail Industrial City in Saudi Arabia is on fire following Iranian strikes. pic.twitter.com/c6KbzFmh3z
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