Explosion targets oil tanker in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

SANAA, Dec. 14 (YPA) – A powerful explosion rocked an oil port in the coastal city of Jeddah amid Saudi secrecy over the incident.

An oil tanker off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” the Associated Press reported.

The Singapore-flagged BW Rhine saw all 22 sailors on board escape without injury, the BW Group said in a statement.

The company warned it was possible some oil leaked out from the site of the blast.

Saudi Arabia did not immediately acknowledge the blast, which struck off a crucial port and distribution center for its oil trade.

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