Aramco Tower in Riyadh damaged by debris from intercepted Houthi missiles

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh sustained limited damage from falling debris after an attempted attack was intercepted, with no injuries reported.

Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry said an administrative building belonging to state oil company Aramco in the capital Riyadh was damaged by falling debris after an attempted attack on Sunday. The ministry said the damage was limited and that no one was injured or killed.

A Reuters correspondent reported that windows had shattered on several floors of Aramco Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the King Abdullah Financial District. Several loud explosions had earlier been heard across the city, while Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning over a possible threat and later announced that the danger had passed.

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The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis said it had intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles launched from Yemen toward Riyadh and the country’s south. Aramco and the Houthis did not immediately comment.

Civil Defense also issued and later lifted warnings during the day in several locations in the oil-rich Eastern Province, including Dhahran, where Aramco’s headquarters are located. Aramco’s headquarters was heavily damaged in an attack in October, while an attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on October 10 killed 13 people and injured more than 300.

The Houthis have increased missile and drone attacks on Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities since fighting resumed in July. Saudi Arabia is also conducting airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen. The Houthi-controlled Health Ministry said the previous day that at least 33 people had been killed in Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa, while Saudi authorities said they were investigating the incident.