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The Houthi-controlled Saba news agency confirmed that the group targeted Riyadh's business zone on Saturday, without mentioning the Aramco Tower by name.

Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said the tower suffered only minor damage and that no one was killed or injured.
A ministry source said the Aramco building was hit by shrapnel after the projectiles were destroyed in the air, causing only material damage. Footage verified by BBC Verify shows more extensive damage, with at least one floor badly hit by a missile or drone strike and windows shattered on more than one level.
The spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Turki al-Malki, said the kingdom intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles. The Houthis said Riyadh's airport and Aramco oil storage facilities were also targeted in separate strikes.
The attack came a day after the Houthis accused the Saudi-led coalition of killing at least 33 people, including women and children, in an air strike on Yemen. The UN says more than 1,600 people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced since fighting resumed.

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