RIYADH, 08 Nov. - (ANA) - Saudi Arabia said it intercepted incoming missiles targeting the kingdom’s capital and other regions on Sunday, with falling debris damaging a building belonging to the state-owned oil giant Aramco in Riyadh’s financial district.

 

Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates said it rescued 22 crew members after a fire broke out aboard a cargo ship in the Sea of Oman, as risks to commercial shipping in the region remain high.

 

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Witnesses in Riyadh said they heard a loud explosion Sunday morning and described damage across multiple floors of an Aramco building in the King Abdullah Financial District in the Saudi capital. Some floors appeared to be heavily damaged.

 

The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity because of security concerns.

 

The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses intercepted two ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles targeting Riyadh and other regions early Sunday, accusing the Iran-backed Houthis of launching the weapons.

 

The Houthis’ military spokesperson, Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, claimed in a statement Sunday that they had hit Riyadh’s financial district.

 

Saree said the Houthis were responding to Saturday’s attacks on a village near Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and an attack on a market in southwestern Yemen the previous day, which he said left dozens dead or wounded and blamed on Saudi Arabia.

 

The Saudi Energy Ministry said there were no casualties at the Aramco facility. Also, the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a ballistic missile overnight targeting Saudi Arabia’s southern region, which borders Yemen and has repeatedly come under Houthi attacks.   - (ANA) -

 

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