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Two Saudi tankers came under ‘sabotage attack’ off UAE
RIYADH, May 13, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Two Saudi oil tankers came under
“sabotage attack” off the United Arab Emirates coast, the official Saudi
Press Agency reported on Monday, quoting the Saudi energy minister.
“Two Saudi oil tankers were subjected to a sabotage attack in the
exclusive economic zone of the United Arab Emirates, off the coast of the
Emirate of Fujairah, while on their way to cross into the Arabian Gulf,” SPA
cited Khalid al-Falih as saying.
The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels of various
nationalities had been targeted by acts of sabotage off Fujairah.
BSS/AFP/MSY/1012 hrs