‘No casualties’ at Aramco as Saudi led coalition intercepts missile targetting building in Dhahran
The latest Houthi led attack on Saudi Aramco building in Dhahran, Eastern province on October 13 was limited to a fire, the Ministry of Energy confirmed.
Related officials responding to the latest incident added that fatalities or injuries were reported. An administrative building was reportedly targeted on Tuesday evening, the sources added.
Taking to X, a ministry official was cited as saying that “an administrative building belonging to Saudi Aramco in the city of Dhahran, Eastern Province, was targeted, causing a limited fire.”
Spokesperson for the Saudi led coalition Major General Tueki al-Malki confirmed that a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis targetting an administrative building in Dhahran was intercepted and that its debris has fallen in a residential area in Dhahran.
Earlier on Tuesday, the coalition reportedly intercepted 2 ballistic missiles launched towards Haradh and Dhahran.
In separate statements, al-Malki announced the interception and destruction of three cruise missiles and two drones in Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh and southern regions.He subsequently reported the interception and destruction of another cruise missile in the Riyadh region, bringing the total number of cruise missiles intercepted to four.
The total number of projectiles destroyed in the incident was 8 with two ballistic missiles, four cruise missiles and two drones.The interceptions come amid a sharp escalation in Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including recent strikes targeting civilian infrastructures in major cities.
Earlier Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said the Houthis would bear the consequences of their repeated attacks on the Kingdom, including those targeting airports, the holy cities of Mecca and Medina, and civilian and economic facilities.
The Saudi led coalition reportedly targetted fuel storage and transport facilities used by the Houthis to support their attacks.