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Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi oil facilities, injuring dozens

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis attacked four cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, wounding more than 70 people and setting oil installations ablaze in what appeared to be a major expansion of the six-month-old Middle ‌East war.

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Iran-backed Houthis attack Saudi oil facilities, injuring dozens
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