Saudi-led coalition foils attack on oil tanker

The Saudi-led coalition has announced that it had foiled an attempted "terror attack" on an oil tanker in the Arabian Sea.

The attack, occurring 90 nautical miles southeast of Yemeni Nishtun port, was thwarted on Tuesday, Xinhua news agency quoted the coalition's spokesperson Turki Al Maliki as saying in a statement on Wednesday.

He said that the attack was carried out by using four remote-controlled unmanned boats loaded with explosives.

The naval threat to the global energy security, sea lines of communication and international trade has evolved into a strategic threat to international security, Maliki said.

He added that the coalition would continue to implement all necessary measures to eliminate any threats in the coalition's area of naval operations, while calling on international partners to intensify efforts to counter these threats.

Last month, the coalition had announced the foiling of an attempted attack in the southern Red Sea by the Houthi militia in Yemen.

It also announced the death of three Egyptian fishermen in an accident when their boat hit a sea mine reportedly planted by the Houthis in the Red Sea. IANS