A missile hit a multi-story building owned by oil giant Aramco in the financial district of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Sunday, according to multiple witnesses and geolocated video. The strike in the King Abdullah financial district was reported after the Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning of a potential threat to the city. A video circulating on social media and verified by CNN shows damage to the upper floors of the Aramco building. “An administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was the target of an attempted attack,” on Sunday, according to the official Saudi News Agency, citing a source in the Saudi Energy Ministry. “The incident caused shrapnel to fall, causing minor damage to the building, with no injuries or fatalities reported,” the agency reported. However, a witness said he saw ambulances heading to the area. CNN contacted the Ministry of Information via email for more details. The Houthis, who have fired missiles and drones at multiple targets across Saudi Arabia over the past three months, have not claimed responsibility. Multiple booms were heard in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, early Sunday morning. 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 The missile strikes on Riyadh came a day after Yemen’s Houthi-led 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 a missile attack on Riyadh international airport and several more were killed in other attacks on the airport. The Houthis have said they will continue to fire missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia as the kingdom carries out airstrikes against parts of Yemen they control and enforces a blockade against its territory.
