Drone attacks sparked fires at two Saudi Aramco oil facilities today. AFP news agency said Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for the attack.<br />'' <br />'' Interior ministry said, huge palls of smoke rose into the sky after the pre-dawn attacks on Abqaiq and Khurais, two major Aramco facilities in eastern Saudi Arabia. The attacks follow a spike in regional tensions with Iran.<br />'' <br />'' Quoting the interior ministry, the official Saudi Press Agency reported that the industrial security teams of Aramco started dealing with fires at two of its facilities early this morning.<br />'' <br />'' It said the two fires have been controlled. It did not say if there were any casualties or whether operations at the two facilities had been affected.<br />'' <br />'' The full extent of the damage was not immediately clear as reporters were not allowed near the plants where Saudi authorities appeared to have beefed up security.<br />''