Brent climbs past $110 to six-month high as Middle East attacks raise supply fears
Reports over four sessions describe crude rising from about $110 to above $116 after strikes on tankers and Saudi energy sites, with WTI crossing $100.
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Reports over four sessions describe crude rising from about $110 to above $116 after strikes on tankers and Saudi energy sites, with WTI crossing $100.
Early reports put the toll at about 20. Shabwa's local authority later said 53 were killed and about 200 wounded when three ballistic missiles hit a camp for new security recruits near Ataq.
Officials told AP a Houthi strike damaged Aramco executive offices in Dhahran, while the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a missile aimed there. Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of encouraging the escalation.
Indian carriers have repeatedly lengthened their suspensions of flights to Saudi Arabia, citing security concerns after Houthi attacks on Riyadh's airport and other Saudi sites.
A projectile struck King Khalid International Airport on October 10, and Yemen's Houthis claimed it. Reports give death tolls of 12 to 13, and later coalition and AP figures for the month are higher.