RIYADH: A drone crashed into a refinery on Saudi Arabia's Red Sea coast on Thursday.
The drone hit the Samref refinery in the port of Yanbu, a Ministry of Defense spokesman said, adding that a damage assessment is underway.
Shortly before, the ministry said a ballistic missile launched toward Yanbu port was intercepted and destroyed.
Samref is an equally owned joint venture between Saudi Aramco and ExxonMobil through its subsidiary Mobil Yanbu Refining Company.
It is one of the leading refineries in the Middle East, processing more than 400,000 barrels per day of Arabian Light crude oil, according to the Samref website.
