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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

5 Civilians Injured by Houthi Projectile Shrapnel in Saudi Arabia’s Jazan

Five people were wounded by shrapnel from a Houthi projectile. (SPA)

Five civilians were wounded on Tuesday after a projectile, fired by the Iran-backed Houthi militias in Yemen, struck a village in Saudi Arabia’s southern Jazan region.

Spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in Jazan Region, Colonel Mohammed bin Yahiya Al-Ghamdi said the projectile landed on a road, wounding five people, including three Saudis and two Yemenis.

They have since been taken to hospital for treatment.

Al-Ghamdi confirmed that two houses, a shop and three cars were damaged from the projectile shrapnel.

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