RIYADH, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- Saudi Arabia announced Friday the shutting down of the East-West Pipeline as a precautionary measure after it was subjected to multiple attacks a day earlier.
The Saudi Ministry of Energy said in a statement that the attacks targeted the pipeline in the country's central Riyadh region and western Medina region, resulting in a number of injuries.
Emergency and technical teams responded immediately, securing the pipeline and assessing its safety in coordination with relevant authorities, the ministry added.
Saudi Arabia has invested heavily in the East-West Pipeline, which carries crude oil from its eastern fields to the Red Sea port of Yanbu, bypassing the Strait of Hormuz.
Saudi Arabia's civilian and energy sites have come under repeated Houthi fire recently. The group said its attacks are in response to Saudi airstrikes on areas under its control in north-western Yemen.
