Corroborated · Medina, Saudi Arabia ·
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy says the East-West pipeline in the Medina (Madinah) region was targeted on 9 November, causing a limited fire that emergency teams extinguished, with no injuries, deaths or effect on pipeline operations. Most outlets relay this one ministry statement, and MintPress News separately reports a fire on the pipeline after a missile attack by Yemen's Armed Forces (Houthis); the ministry statement does not say who carried out the attack.
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Reported by one source or disputed
- What happened: Missile attack · 1 origin, unverified
- Place: Medina, Saudi Arabia · 1 origin
- Time: 9 Nov, about 06:00 UTC · 1 origin
- Time: 9 Nov, about 16:00 UTC · 1 origin, unverified
- Who did it: Houthis · 1 origin, unverified
All details
| Detail | Reported | Reported by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| What happened | Missile attack | MintPress News (Telegram); consistent with it: Saudi News (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)) | One origin, unverified |
| Place | Medina, Saudi Arabia | Saudi News (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)); consistent with it: MintPress News (Telegram) | One origin |
| Time | 9 Nov, about 06:00 UTC | Saudi News (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)) | One origin |
| Time | 9 Nov, about 16:00 UTC | MintPress News (Telegram) | One origin, unverified |
| Who did it | Houthis | MintPress News (Telegram) | One origin, unverified |
| Target | East-West Crude Oil Pipeline infrastructure | Saudi News (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)) | One origin |
| Killed | 0 (figure from Saudi Ministry of Energy) | Saudi News (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)) | Figure from 1 source, carried by 1 outlet |
| Injured | 0 (figure from Saudi Ministry of Energy) | Saudi News (Telegram) (via @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram), @alhadath_brk (Telegram), @bonzerbarry (X)) | Figure from 1 source, carried by 1 outlet |
Sources
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- Saudi News (Telegram),
- Saudi News (Telegram),
- @alhadath_brk (Telegram),
- Saudi News (Telegram),
- Saudi News (Telegram),
- @bonzerbarry (X),
- Al Jazeera Arabic (Telegram),
- @mtvlebanonnews (Telegram),
- ME Observer (Telegram),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- @wfwitness (Telegram),
- Middle East Eye,
- @tabzlive (Telegram),
- MintPress News (Telegram),
- @LBCI_NEWS (Telegram),
- Anadolu Agency (Middle East),
- @isna94 (Telegram),
Changes
Changed 2 times. This event in the corrections and audit log
- : Unverified
- : Unverified to Single source
- : Single source to Corroborated
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