Saudi pipeline set alight after shots fired at security patrol
Saudi pipeline set alight after shots fired at security patrol-sources
DUBAI/RIYADH - A small fire erupted on a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province on Tuesday after unidentified assailants shot at a security patrol, Saudi security and oil industry sources said.
The pipeline has been repaired and there was no impact on oil or gas production, the sources said, but the incident marks the first confirmed attack on physical energy infrastructure in the world's largest oil exporter since 2006.
The Saudi security source said the fire started after a "stray" bullet hit the pipeline after shots were fired at security forces patrolling the oil-rich Eastern Province.
