Witnesses report damage to Aramco building in Riyadh
A Reuters witness heard loud booms after an early warning, while the Saudi-led coalition said it had intercepted missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis.
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Two witnesses told AFP they had seen damage to an Aramco building in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District. A third witness said the tower had been targeted. The cause and extent of the reported damage are unclear.
A Reuters witness heard several loud booms shortly after Saudi Civil Defence issued an early warning of a potential threat. Civil defence later said the danger had passed, Reuters reported.
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said it had intercepted missiles launched by the group towards Riyadh, according to AFP.
Saudi Arabia backs opponents of the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen. On 25 October, the Houthis claimed a strike on Riyadh’s airport as it partly reopened after earlier attacks. It was not established whether the airport was hit in the newly claimed strike.
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