An official at the Energy Ministry said an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh was hit. The incident resulted in falling shrapnel that caused minor damage to the building.
No injuries or fatalities were reported, the official said.
Relevant authorities “promptly responded to the incident and took the necessary measures”.
Multiple witnesses say Riyadh’s Aramco tower has been damaged in an attack on Saudi Arabia’s main financial district.
“Aramco tower in KAFD has been targeted, that’s the sure thing,” one witness, referring to the King Abdullah Financial District, told AFP news agency.
Two other witnesses confirmed seeing damage to the building. No comment from the Saudi government was immediately available.
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Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
Source of information: Global News Agencies including REUTERS / TASS / AFP / ANADOLU / INT.RU / Al Jazeera / CNN
A building belonging to the oil giant Saudi Aramco in the King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD), one of Riyadh’s primary business hubs was damaged following a missile strike, The Times of Israelreported on November 8, citing the AFP news agency.
ReplyDeleteMultiple witnesses confirmed to the outlet that they saw damage to the building. "The Aramco tower in the KAFD has been attacked; that is certain," one of them stated. Aramco is the world’s largest oil company and the country’s most significant economic asset.
Subsequently, the country’s Ministry of Energy confirmed that an attempted attack had been carried out against a Saudi Aramco building in Riyadh, which "resulted in debris falling onto the building and caused limited damage to it, with no injuries or fatalities reported."
According to Reuters, the Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen stated that it had intercepted missiles launched by the Yemeni movement. However, four individuals familiar with the matter later confirmed that damage had been caused by a projectile.