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 subjected to an attack by an explosive-laden boat, which resulted in a small fire, and emergency units successfully extinguished. The incident did not result in any casualties, and there was no damage caused to the unloading facilities, nor any effect on supplies.
The source condemned the terrorist attack, which came shortly after other attacks on another ship in Al-Shuqaiq, on the petroleum products distribution station in north Jeddah, and on the floating unloading platform of the petroleum products distribution station in Jizan, stating that acts of terrorism and vandalism, directed against vital installations, go beyond the Kingdom and its vital facilities, to 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 to coastal and regional waters and the risk of 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 perpetrators that implement and enable them.
