A Saudi desalination plant was struck by a missile that appeared to come from within Yemen, according to a senior U.S. official.
It wasn’t clear if there were any casualties in the attack on the Red Sea facility, the official said.
Senior officials from a range of U.S. government agencies were called back to the White House to meet Wednesday evening, the official said.
“The President has been briefed on the reports of a missile strike in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement late Wednesday. “We are closely monitoring the situation and continuing to consult with our partners and allies.”
Saudi Arabia has led a military intervention into a bloody, prolonged civil war in neighboring Yemen, and has been in conflict with Yemen’s Houthi insurgency, which is believed to be backed by Iran.
Write to Gordon Lubold at Gordon.Lubold@wsj.com
Appeared in the June 20, 2019, print edition as 'Missile Hits Plant In Saudi Arabia.'
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-plant-struck-by-missile-apparently-from-yemen-11560998852
2019-06-20 03:08:00Z
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