Saudi crown prince expresses keenness to launch int'l probe into oil plants attack

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud highlighted on Wednesday the keenness to launch an investigation with international participation on the attacks that targeted two oil plants in the country.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting with the US secretary of state in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on September 18, 2019. [Photo: Pool/AFP/Mandel Ngan]

He said that the international probe aims to reassure the global community of the procedures taken by Saudi Arabia.

During a phone call, Russian President Vladimir Putin stressed his country's readiness to participate with international experts in the investigation to find out the source of those attacks, according to a report by the Saudi Press Agency.

The president expressed his strong condemnation of the attacks on the economic infrastructure, especially affecting the oil supplies to world markets. The two sides discussed ways to stabilize energy markets to support the global economy.

Saudi Arabia has been accusing Iran of being involved in the attacks as the weapons used were Iranian made.