A building belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco in the financial district of the capital Riyadh has been damaged in a missile attack.
The strike in King Abdullah Financial District has been claimed by the Iran-allied Houthis and came after Saudi Civil Defense issued an early-warning alert of a potential threat to the city.
Video circulating on social media and verified by CNN shows damage to several floors of the Aramco building, with windows seen blown out. But Saudi authorities said the impact was minimal.
“An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was subjected to an attempted attack,” on Sunday, according to the official Saudi news agency, citing a source at the Saudi Energy Ministry.
“The incident resulted in falling shrapnel that caused minor damage to the building, with no injuries or fatalities reported,” the agency reported.
However, one witness said they saw ambulances heading to the area.
CNN has reached out to the Information Ministry by email for further details.
The Houthis, who have fired missiles and drones towards multiple targets across Saudi Arabia over the last three months, said in the attack on Riyadh’s financial district was one of several it carried out on Aramco targets. There was no initial comment from Saudi authorities on the additional claims.
The Houthis said they had also targeted Saudi-led ground forces in several parts of Yemen.
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 in a post on X that air defenses also “intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the terrorist Houthi militia towards Riyadh.”
CNN, Aramco: Building owned by Saudi oil giant damaged in missile attack on Riyadh’s financial district
