US warns of potential threat to Saudi oil Facilities 
Pakistan Times Wire Service

WASHINGTON: The US government has warned that it had received information of a potential threat against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.

"The US Government has received new information of a potential threat to oil facilities in the Eastern Province, including those operated by Saudi Aramco," according to a "warden message" issued to alert US citizens.

"New information indicates threats against westerners living in Saudi Arabia continue," said the message, posted on the US State Department's Overseas Security Advisory Council website.

It did not provide any details.

"We are advising US government employees to avoid non-essential travel to oil facilities, and recommend that American citizens take all possible precautions," it said.●