India, Sept. 9 -- India on Wednesday condemned attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels on energy facilities in Saudi Arabia, saying such strikes undermine regional security and threaten freedom of navigation in the Bab-el-Mandeb strait.

The comments by external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal were the first official response from the Indian side since the Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted energy facilities belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in southern Saudi Arabia as part of a "broad operation". Saudi authorities said the strikes triggered fires at multiple oil installations and utility sites and injured 73 people.

Referring to the Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, Jaiswal said India "condemned the attacks on Saudi sovereign ...