Houthi Attacks Ignite Fires At Oil Facilities

CAIRO (AP) — Houthi attacks have ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in Saudi Arabia’s southern region and wounded more than 70 people. Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen, said the attacks early Tuesday hit “civilian and economic facilities” in the Saudi cities. The wave of Houthi attacks were a major escalation in the renewed conflict between an important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The kingdom’s Energy Ministry said operations at the oil facilities and utilities were temporarily suspended.