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Houthis Strike Aramco Tower in Riyadh in Broad Attack on Saudi Energy and Financial Targets
Read this in the Market Flux appYemen's Houthi movement launched a wide-ranging missile, cruise missile and drone assault on Saudi Arabia on Sunday, November 8, damaging an administrative tower belonging to Saudi Aramco in Riyadh's King Abdullah Financial District. Saudi authorities said falling shrapnel from an intercepted missile struck the building, blowing out windows across several floors. The Energy Ministry described the damage as minor and said there were no injuries or fatalities, though one witness reported seeing ambulances in the area.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed the attack in a recorded statement, listing targets that included Riyadh's international airport, Aramco storage facilities, the company's headquarters in Abqaiq, the King Abdullah Financial District, and Saudi-backed forces inside Yemen. Saudi civil defense had issued an early-warning alert before the strikes, and multiple loud booms were heard across the capital. The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted two of the inbound missiles.
The assault escalates a campaign the Houthis have sustained for roughly three months, firing missiles and drones at multiple targets across Saudi Arabia. The renewed hostilities have shattered a 2022 UN-brokered ceasefire that had largely halted fighting between the two sides. The Aramco Tower is one of the tallest buildings in the King Abdullah Financial District, Riyadh's main commercial and financial hub.
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