An official source at the Ministry of Energy stated that, at three o'clock fifty minutes this morning, Monday, an explosion occurred that caused a fire in a fuel tank at the petroleum products distribution station in the north of Jeddah as a result of a terrorist attack with a projectile.

The source explained that the firefighting teams were able to extinguish the fire, and that no injuries or loss of life occurred as a result of this attack, praise be to God, and that Saudi Aramco's supply of fuel to its customers was not affected.

The source emphasized that the Kingdom strongly condemns this cowardly attack, and affirms that these terrorist and sabotage acts are committed against vital installations, including what happened recently in Jizan near the floating unloading platform of the petroleum products distribution station and the previous terrorist attack on oil installations in Abqaiq and Khurais. It is targeting the security and stability of energy supplies to the world, as well as the global economy.

The source reiterated the Kingdom's affirmation of the importance of confronting such acts of sabotage and terrorism and the parties behind them.

The spokesman for the coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, stated that with reference to the statement issued by the Ministry of Energy about a fire in a fuel tank at the petroleum products distribution station in Jeddah, the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia has been implicated in this. The cowardly terrorist attack, which does not target the national capabilities of the Kingdom, but rather targets the nerve center of the global economy and its supplies as well as global energy security.

Brigadier General Al-Maliki explained that this terrorist attack is an extension of terrorist acts targeting oil installations in (Abqaiq and Khurais), which were adopted by the Houthi militia, and evidence and proofs have proven the Iranian regime's involvement in those terrorist attacks using Iranian specific weapons (cruise and explosive drones).

Brigadier General Al-Maliki stated that targeting civilians and civilian objects, including economic facilities, in a systematic and deliberate manner, violates international humanitarian law and its customary rules and amounts to war crimes.

Brigadier General Al-Maliki affirmed that the Joint Forces Command of the Coalition is taking the necessary operational measures to protect civilians and civilian objects, and terrorist elements planned and executed for these hostile and terrorist operations against civilians and civilian objects will be held accountable in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules.