🔻Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, in a statement issued an hour ago, announced that this country, following several attacks, has shut down the strategic crude oil “East–West” pipeline as a precautionary measure.

The ministry said that the pipeline was targeted in the Riyadh and Medina regions on Thursday morning, and that several people were injured during the attacks.

The statement also said that technical and rescue teams have been dispatched to the site to secure the pipeline and assess its safety conditions, adding that “any further developments in the future will be announced.”

📷REUTERS