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Saudis say oil attack was sponsored by Iran
A Saudi spokesman shows journalists wreckage he says is from Iranian-made drones.
A Saudi defence ministry spokesman has showed journalists the wreckage of what he says were Iranian-made drones and missiles used to attack a Saudi oil refinery. The US Secretary of State has described the attack as an act of war.
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Photo: Wreckage that Saudi Arabia says is from drones and missiles used to attack its oil facilities. Credit: Reuters
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