Saudi Arabia says drones launched from Iraq hit East-West pipeline, holds off on retaliation

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said drones launched from Iraq attacked its East-West pipeline, but said it would not ⁠retaliate for now following a request from Iraq's prime minister, while reserving the right to take all ⁠necessary measures to protect its sovereignty, security and ⁠critical facilities, according to a Saudi ⁠foreign ministry statement.

Reporting by ⁠Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Tolba; Editing by Chris Reese

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