Saudi Arabia vows to respond after Houthis attack cities and energy facilities - BBC News

The Iran-backed Yemeni group's attacks have injured 73 people and caused fires at oil facilities, Saudi authorities say.

Image source, NASA WORLDVIEW/Handout via REUTERSImage caption, A satellite image showed smoke rising from a Saudi Aramco's bulk plant in Abha on Tuesday

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi movement has attacked energy facilities and other civilian infrastructure in Saudi Arabia with dozens of drones and missiles, injuring 73 people, Saudi authorities say.

Tuesday's attacks hit four south-western cities, causing fires at oil facilities and installations that led to a temporary halt in operations, according to Saudi Arabia's military and energy ministry.

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said that its forces would respond to the "dangerous escalation".

The Houthis said the attacks were retaliation for dozens of recent Saudi strikes on areas of north-western Yemen that they control.