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A missile struck a multi-storey building owned by “Saudi Aramco” in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District on Sunday, according to multiple witnesses and video geolocated by CNN.
The strike was reported after Saudi Civil Defense issued an early-warning alert about a potential threat to the city. Video circulating on social media and verified by CNN showed damage to the building’s upper floors.
The official Saudi Press Agency, citing a source at the Saudi Energy Ministry, said an administrative building belonging to “Saudi Aramco” in Riyadh had been targeted in an attempted attack.
The agency said falling shrapnel caused minor damage to the building, with no injuries or fatalities reported. One witness, however, said they saw ambulances heading to the area. CNN said it had emailed the Information Ministry for further details.
The Houthis, who have fired missiles and drones at multiple targets across Saudi Arabia over the past three months, have not claimed responsibility for the strike.
Several loud booms were heard in Riyadh early on Sunday. The Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles in Riyadh and the southern region. Coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki wrote on X that air defences had also “intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Riyadh”.
The attacks on Riyadh came a day after Yemen’s Houthi-run health ministry said Saudi airstrikes had killed at least 33 people near the capital, Sanaa, including women and children.
Last month, 13 people were killed in one missile strike on Riyadh’s international airport, with several more killed in other strikes on the airport.
The Houthis have said they will continue firing missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia as long as the Kingdom carries out airstrikes on areas of Yemen they control and maintains a blockade against their territory.
