Saudi Energy Ministry: Residents Killed and Two Injured After Drone Intercepted Attempting to Target Shaybah Oil Field
The Saudi Energy Ministry announced that its air defenses intercepted a drone targeting the Shaybah field owned by Aramco, resulting in a fire, a death, and injuries to residents.
Translated by Qiyas from السياسة — Original source
A senior official from Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy announced on Wednesday that air defenses intercepted a drone that attempted to target a facility at the Shaybah oil field, operated by Saudi Aramco, in the Eastern Province. The incident sparked a fire in a contractor’s vehicle located outside the facility’s perimeter, but operational activities were unaffected.
The official stated that the attack resulted in the deaths of two residents, one Filipino and one Nepali, and injured two others, one Pakistani and one Indian.
He added that relevant authorities have begun responding to the incident and taking necessary measures, expressing sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and wishing the injured a swift recovery.
