Qatar says Iran attack caused significant damage at Ras Laffan gas facility

Al Jazeera:

Qatar has said Iranian missile attacks on the Ras Laffan Industrial City, the country’s main gas facility, have caused “significant damage”.

“The State of Qatar expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the blatant Iranian attack targeting Ras Laffan Industrial City, which caused fires resulting in significant damage to the facility,” Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday.

Qatar’s Ministry of Interior said a fire at the site had been preliminarily brought under control and that no injuries were reported.

“All personnel have been accounted for and no casualties have been reported at this time,” said QatarEnergy, the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) producer.

In a later statement early on Thursday, QatarEnergy said that several other LNG facilities had also been attacked, “causing sizeable fires and extensive further damage”.

The announcements came hours after Iran threatened to attack oil and gas facilities across the Gulf region in retaliation for an Israeli attack on its South Pars gasfield, as the fallout from the United States-Israeli war on the country continues to escalate.

Iran’s warning of attacks was directed at Qatar’s Mesaieed Petrochemical complex, Mesaieed Holding Company and Ras Laffan Refinery; Saudi Arabia’s Samref Refinery and Jubail Petrochemical complex; and the United Arab Emirates’ Al Hosn gasfield.

Qatar’s Foreign Ministry declared the Iranian embassy’s military and security attaches as persona non grata, along with their staff.