Egypt confirms unidentified drone caused fire at Mediterranean port
The attack raises the prospects of threats to navigation through the Suez Canal which links the Mediterranean to the Red Sea, and is a last safe export route for Saudi oil.
It confirmed that an explosion at its Damietta port – about 60 kilometres west of the Mediterranean entrance to the Suez Canal - was caused by an unidentified drone.
Cairo says the attack, which comes as the United States and Iran renew hostilities, caused a fire on two gas vessels but that operations at the port are ongoing.
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