Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh damaged by falling debris after attempted attack, ministry says

RIYADH — An administrative building belonging to state oil giant Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was damaged by falling debris following an attempted attack on ​Sunday, with no injuries or fatalities reported, the kingdom’s Energy Ministry said.

A witness reported blown-out windows across several floors of the Aramco Tower, one of the tallest buildings in the capital’s King Abdullah Financial District.

The incident, which the ministry said caused limited damage, came after the Saudi-led coalition said ​it had intercepted two missiles fired by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis towards Riyadh.

Aramco was not ​immediately available for comment, and there was no immediate statement from the ⁠Houthis.

Multiple loud booms were heard in Riyadh earlier on Sunday, a Reuters witness said, shortly ​after Saudi Civil Defense issued an early-warning alert of a potential threat in the region. Authorities ​later announced that the danger had passed.

The Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Houthis subsequently said it had intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles in Riyadh and the kingdom’s southern region.

The Houthis have stepped up missile and ​drone attacks on Saudi airports, ports and oil facilities since fighting resumed in July and ​became another front in the wider Middle East war reignited following…

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