Home GCC Saudi Arabia Five civilians injured, property damaged in missile attack in Saudi’s Jazan The military projectile, launched from Yemen, fell on a public street in the Saudi city by Aarti Nagraj March 2, 2021 Five civilians were injured following a Houthi missile attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s southwestern city of Jazan early on Tuesday. The Civil Defense directorate in Jazan region 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”, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, citing spokesman Colonel Mohammed bin Yahiya Al-Ghamdi. Image courtesy: SPA He said the military projectile fell on a public street, with the flying shrapnel resulting in the injury of five civilians, including three Saudi citizens and two Yemeni nationals. Image courtesy: SPA They suffered moderate injuries and were transferred to the hospital for medical care, SPA stated. The flying shrapnel also damaged two houses, a grocery store, and three civilian vehicles. “The procedures adopted in such cases have been immediately implemented”, Al-Ghamdi said. The kingdom has been facing numerous Houthi drone and missile attacks in recent weeks. Saudi forces intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile attack from Yemen targeting the kingdom’s capital Riyadh on Saturday. No casualties were recorded, but some of the scattered debris resulted in material damage to one house. Read: Video: Saudi forces destroy missile targeting ‘civilians’ in Riyadh, debris damages house Last month, an attack on the Abha airport resulted in a civilian plane catching fire, although there were no reports of any injuries. “We are taking the necessary measures to protect civilians from the threats of the Houthis,” Al-Malki said at the time. Read: Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport attacked; civilian plane catches fire 0 Comments