India, Oct. 4 -- Flames and thick smoke were seen rising from an Aramco facility south of Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh on Saturday, as Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi rebels claimed they had targeted the site with ballistic missiles and drones.

Saudi authorities have not immediately confirmed whether the facility was attacked.

However, a news agency AFP journalist at the scene reported seeing fire engines trying to extinguish a blaze at Aramco's Riyadh refinery, while ambulances and police vehicles were stationed nearby. A Reuters witness also reported seeing a large plume of smoke and fire in the vicinity of an Aramco facility.

Late on Saturday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group had targeted an oil facility in Riyadh w...