Houthi projectile attack on Samtah · 20 September 2015

@SaudiDCD on X

Date

20 September 2015 · 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 1436 AH

Place

Samtah

Attacker

Houthis

Weapons

Projectile

Outcome

Struck target

Killed / injured

1 killed · 10 injured

Victims

Nationality not stated: 1 killed; Saudi: 1 injured; Nationality not stated: 9 injured

Launched from

Saada (assumed)

Confirmation

Officially confirmed

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Sources (3 reports in all)

1. X: @SaudiDCD (الدفاع المدني السعودي) · Saudi official · 20 September 2015
   Two reports of military projectiles falling in the Samtah governorate from inside Yemeni territory, resulting in the death of a resident and the injury of a female citizen and nine other people.
   بلاغين عن سقوط مقذوفات عسكرية في محافظة #صامطة من داخل الأراضي اليمنية، نتج عنها وفاة مقيم وإصابة مواطنة وتسعة أشخاص آخرين. (machine translation)

   “Two reports of military projectiles falling in the Samtah governorate from inside Yemeni territory, resulting in the death of a resident and the injury of a female citizen and nine other people.”

2. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 20 September 2015
   Breaking: Civil Defense confirms it received two reports of military projectiles falling in Samtah from Yemen, resulting in the death of a resident and the injury of 10 people
   #عاجل #الدفاع_المدني يؤكد تلقيه بلاغين عن سقوط مقذوفات عسكرية في #صامطة من #اليمن نتج عنها وفاة مقيم وإصابة 10 أشخاص #السعودية #الإخبارية (machine translation)

   “Breaking: Civil Defense confirms it received two reports of military projectiles falling in Samtah from Yemen, resulting in the death of a resident and the injury of 10 people”