One killed and nine wounded in strikes targeting gas station and oil company in Sanaa
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One person was killed and nine wounded in airstrikes targeting a gas station and an oil company in Sanaa on November 10, according to a toll reported by the Associated Press, citing the Houthi health ministry spokesman. The spokesman said the gas station strike killed one person and wounded three, while another strike hit an oil company and wounded at least six. The combined toll from the two strikes, according to the agency, was one killed and nine wounded. The Houthi-run Saba news agency said the targets included the Al-Mufazir gas station in the Jadr district north of Sanaa and the state oil company building south of the capital. The strikes came as fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces resumed, escalating since the summer, according to the Associated Press.
The reported casualties were split between two sites in the capital: the Houthi spokesman said three people were wounded in the gas station strike, while the strike targeting the oil company wounded at least six. The casualties at the second site brought the total to nine, according to the Associated Press tally. The agency attributed the figures to a Houthi health official and did not report an independent toll from another source in the available accounts. The spokesman described damage around the oil company as extensive, affecting nearby homes and shops. He said the strike caused panic among residents in the area around the building.
Saba later reported that civil defense teams were working to extinguish a fire in gas trailers at the Al-Mufazir station. The agency also located the station in the Jadr district north of Sanaa and the oil company building in the south of the capital. In the Associated Press account, the Houthi spokesman blamed Saudi Arabia for the two strikes. The agency could not independently verify his claims about responsibility. The available accounts did not include an independent assessment of the damage or confirmation from another source about the targets hit by the strikes.
The strikes coincided with an exchange of statements about attacks and interceptions in Saudi Arabia. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said a drone was intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Tuesday. The Associated Press could not independently verify the claim. The coalition also said its defenses destroyed a ballistic missile and a cruise missile launched toward the Saudi capital. Saudi authorities issued an early warning in Riyadh before announcing that the threat had passed, Reuters reported via Al-Monitor.
The strikes are part of renewed fighting between the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces, which the Associated Press said has escalated since the summer. In an earlier incident dated November 6, Houthi authorities said airstrikes on a market in Taiz province killed at least 30 people and wounded eight. Saudi-backed Yemeni forces and the Houthis traded accusations over those strikes, and the Associated Press could not independently verify the accounts. The November 10 toll reported by the agency includes one killed and nine wounded in the reported strikes in Sanaa. The available sources reported no subsequent dated developments or data on the energy markets’ response to the strikes.