An airstrike had struck the Aramco Tower, a skyscraper in the key business area of the Saudi Arabian capital. Without specifically referencing the Aramco Tower, a statement released through the Houthi-controlled Saba news agency acknowledged that the group had attacked Riyadh’s business district on Saturday. According to the Saudi energy ministry, there was only “minor damage” to the tower and no fatalities or injuries. More serious damage to the building can be seen in footage verified by BBC Verify, with at least one floor seemingly severely damaged by a drone or missile strike.
The strike seems to have broken windows on several levels. The Houthis also claimed that other strikes were directed at the Aramco oil storage facilities and the airport in Riyadh. Saudi Arabia claimed that many missiles had been intercepted and destroyed by its air defences. The armed group based in Yemen claimed to have carried out the most recent strikes against targets located deep within Saudi Arabia, which the Gulf kingdom has been having difficulty containing in recent months.
It happened the day after the Houthis claimed that a coalition led by Saudi Arabia had killed at least 33 people in an airstrike on Yemen, including women and children. Rescuers were seen removing bodies from the debris of many buildings in al-Shariyah, a town east of the capital, Sanaa, according to footage released by the Houthi-run television channel Al Masirah. According to Saba, the strike had harmed 39 individuals. Saudi Arabia has not responded.
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