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Attack: on oil storage tank in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Above, a general view of Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia in May 2018Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIX
Attack: on oil storage tank in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. Above, a general view of Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia in May 2018Photo: REUTERS/SCANPIXFoto: Ahmed Jadallah
Published 8 March 2021, 22:16Updated 8 March 2021, 22:16