An official source at the Ministry of Energy stated that in the first minutes of this morning, a ship designated for transporting fuel, which was anchored in the fuel dump in Jeddah, was exposed to an attack by a booby-trapped boat, which resulted in a small fire, which the firefighting and safety units managed to extinguish, and it did not There were no injuries or loss of life in the accident, thank God, and no damage was caused to the fuel unloading facilities, or any impact on its supplies.

The source denounced this terrorist attack, stressing that it comes shortly after the attack on another ship in Al-Shuqaiq, the petroleum products distribution station in north Jeddah, and the floating unloading platform of the petroleum products distribution station in Jizan, and that these terrorist acts of sabotage, directed against The vital installations go beyond targeting the Kingdom, and its vital facilities, to targeting the security and stability of energy supplies to the world and the global economy.

The source emphasized the seriousness of such criminal acts and their destructive impact on maritime traffic, the security of petroleum exports, and the freedom of global trade, in addition to the threat of coastal and regional waters with exposure to major environmental disasters that could result from the leakage of petroleum or petroleum products.

The source pointed out that the world today, more than ever before, is in an urgent need to stand together against such subversive terrorist acts, and take practical deterrent measures against all terrorist actors that implement and support them.