Houthi projectile attack on Dhahran al-Janub · 17 February 2016

@SaudiDCD on X

Date

17 February 2016 · 8 Jumada al-Ula 1437 AH

Place

Dhahran al-Janub

Attacker

Houthis

Weapons

Projectile

Outcome

Struck target

Killed / injured

1 killed · 2 injured

Victims

Nationality not stated: 1 killed; Nationality not stated: 2 injured

Launched from

Yemen

Confirmation

Officially confirmed

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Sources (2 reports in all)

1. X: @SaudiDCD (الدفاع المدني السعودي) · Saudi official · 17 February 2016
   Civil Defense in Asir received a report of military projectiles falling from Yemeni territory on Dhahran Al-Janoub governorate in Asir region, resulting in the death of a resident and the injury of two people.
   مدني #عسير يباشر بلاغاً عن سقوط مقذوفات عسكرية من الأراضي اليمنية على محافظة ظهران الجنوب بمنطقة عسير، نتج عنه وفاة مقيم وإصابة شخصين. (machine translation)

   “Civil Defense in Asir received a report of military projectiles falling from Yemeni territory on Dhahran Al-Janoub governorate in Asir region, resulting in the death of a resident and the injury of two people.”

2. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 17 February 2016
   A resident dies after projectiles fell on Dhahran Al-Janoub.
   وفاة مقيم إثر سقوط مقذوفات على ظهران الجنوب. #الإخبارية (machine translation)

   “Death of a resident after projectiles fell on Dhahran Al-Janub. Al-Ekhbariya https://t.co/eD8R1NQVti https://t.co/6DFDuyeJea”