Saudi civil defense reports some damage after Houthi projectile hits Jazan

Saudi civil defense reports some damage after Houthi projectile hits Jazan
The Iran-aligned Houthi group regularly fires drones and missiles into Saudi Arabia. The coalition says it intercepts most of them. (SPA images)
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Updated 12 May 2021
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Saudi civil defense reports some damage after Houthi projectile hits Jazan

Saudi civil defense reports some damage after Houthi projectile hits Jazan
  • The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has increasingly launched ballistic missiles and drones rigged with explosives against Saudi Arabia

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense said on Twitter on Tuesday that a Houthi projectile had fallen in a border village in Jazan resulting in some damage to a house and cars. However, nobody was injured, the Saudi authorities said.

Col. Mohammed bin Yahiya Al-Ghamdi, a spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Jazan region, said the projectile crashed inside the yard of a home. On Monday, the Arab coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen said that it had intercepted an explosives-laden boat south of the Red Sea and destroyed an explosive drone that was fired at Abha’s airport.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen has increasingly launched ballistic missiles and drones rigged with explosives against Saudi Arabia, targeting crucial oil infrastructure and civilian facilities.