Saudi pipeline that bypasses Hormuz shut after attacks

Saudi Arabia said it closed its East-West oil pipeline, a key alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, following multiple attacks on Thursday.

The conduit was shut as a precautionary measure, the Ministry of Energy said on Friday in a post on social media.

The attacks caused several injuries and emergency teams are taking steps to secure the pipeline and assess its safety, the ministry said.

Fighting has intensified across the Middle East in recent days.

Yemen-based Houthis said they targeted...