SAUDI ARABIA

Three civilians injured as Houthi-launched projectile falls in Jazan

January 18, 2021

JAZAN — A military projectile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from inside Yemen fell in a border village in Al-Arda Governorate in Jazan Region, injuring three civilians.

Deputy Spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Jazan Region, Lt. Col. Mohammed Bin Hassan Al-Samghan stated that the directorate received a report about the fall of a military projectile launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia from inside Yemen towards one of the border villages in Al-Arda Governorate in Jazan Region.

Lt. Col. Al-Samghan added the fall resulted in the injury of three civilians and damages to a civilian car due to flying shrapnel. The procedures adopted in such cases were immediately implemented, he said.


January 18, 2021
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