Missile hits Aramco office building in Riyadh's financial district

A missile impacted a multi-story office building owned by Saudi Aramco in the King Abdullah Financial District of Riyadh on Sunday, according to witnesses and geolocated video verified by CNN. The Saudi Civil Defense issued an early-warning alert about a potential threat before the strike.

The Saudi news agency, citing a source at the Energy Ministry, said the incident caused falling shrapnel that damaged the building’s upper floors but resulted in no injuries or fatalities. One witness, however, reported seeing ambulances arrive at the scene.

The Saudi-led coalition announced that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed two cruise missiles and two ballistic missiles launched toward Riyadh, posting the claim on the platform X.

The Houthi movement, which has launched missiles and drones at Saudi targets over the past three months, has not claimed responsibility for this attack. The strike follows a day after the Houthi-run health ministry in Yemen reported that Saudi airstrikes near Sanaa killed at least 33 people, including women and children. Earlier in the month, a missile strike on Riyadh’s international airport killed 13 people, with additional casualties in other airport attacks.

The Houthis have warned they will continue missile and drone attacks as long as Saudi Arabia conducts airstrikes in Yemen and maintains a blockade on Yemeni territory.