Two killed after drone intercepted near Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield

​Two people were ​killed after ‌Saudi air defences ​intercepted a drone that was attempting to hit a facility ‌at Saudi Aramco's Shaybah oilfield on Wednesday, the energy ministry said.

The incident comes amid an escalation ‌of missile strikes by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on ‌the kingdom. The incident caused a fire in a vehicle outside the facility's perimeter but did not affect operations ⁠at ​the field, the ⁠ministry said, citing an official source.

"The attempted attack resulted ⁠in the deaths of two residents, one Filipino ​and one Nepali, and injuries to two residents, one ⁠Pakistani and one Indian due to falling debris following ⁠the ​interception," the ministry said. Saudi Arabia has responded to Houthi attacks with a wave of strikes ⁠on missile launcher sites, vowing to protect the kingdom, ⁠and ⁠says it has intercepted many ballistic missiles fired by the group.