Loud booms heard near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, sources say
A company source said an office tower was struck and its top three floors were damaged, while the fire was later put out.
- On Tuesday, loud booms were reported near Saudi Aramco headquarters in Dhahran, with sources indicating the facility had been evacuated and smoke observed at the site.
- The Saudi-led coalition intercepted missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels toward the headquarters, with fragments falling in a nearby residential area.
- Saudi Civil Defense issued an early warning for the country's eastern region on Tuesday, then issued a separate alert for Riyadh shortly after the interceptions.
- A loud boom was heard in Riyadh following the warning, as authorities monitored the situation in the capital.
- Aramco provided no official comment or confirmation regarding the events, leaving the full scope of damage at the facility unclear.
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A ballistic missile attack has reportedly struck an administrative building at the Aramco complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Officials say there were no casualties despite a fire. Claims have been made of missile and drone interceptions in other areas, including Riyadh.
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kang Hoon-sang = A building within the headquarters complex of Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company Aramco was attacked and caught fire on the night of the 13th (local time), Saudi...
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Saudi Ministry of Energy reports limited fire in building in Aramco compound targeted in attack
CAIRO — A limited fire broke out Tuesday in an administrative building at Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil facilities, that was targeted in an attack in the country’s Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said. The ministry said no injuries were reported. The attack came as the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Saudi coalition fighting them exchanged attacks Tuesday night. The fighting marked a fresh escalation in the widening M…
On Tuesday evening, the Saudi Ministry of Energy announced that an administrative building of Aramko in Dhahran had been targeted, resulting in a fire without injuries.
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