SAUDI ARABIA Riyadh says Red Sea oil tanker explosion a terrorist attack
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Fuel tanker in Saudi Arabia hit by explosion
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This undated photo released by AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER SG shows the Singapore-flagged oil tanker BW Rhine. AP
RIYADH: A blast rocked a Singapore-flagged oil tanker at the Saudi port of Jeddah on Monday, the vessel’s owner said, with the kingdom saying it was struck by an explosives-laden boat in a “terrorist” assault.
All 22 sailors aboard the tanker BW Rhine escaped unhurt in the blast, said Singapore-based shipping company Hafnia, which did not exclude the possibility of an oil spill.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
“BW Rhine has been hit from an external source whilst discharging at Jeddah. causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard,” Hafnia said in a statement.
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December 15, 2020
RIYADH: A blast rocked a Singapore-flagged oil tanker at the Saudi port of Jeddah Monday, the vessel s owner said, with the kingdom saying it was struck by an explosives-laden boat in a terrorist assault.
All 22 sailors aboard the tanker BW Rhine escaped unhurt after the blast struck just after midnight, Singapore-based shipping company Hafnia said, but it did not exclude the possibility of an oil spill.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for what marks the latest in a string of attacks on Saudi energy sector targets, but it comes as Iran-backed Huthi rebels in neighbouring Yemen step up cross-border strikes against Saudi Arabia.