Houthi missile (type not stated) and projectile attack on Najran · 16 August 2016
General / 4 citizens and 3 residents killed after a military projectile fell on Najran city from Yemeni territory
عام / مقتل 4 مواطنين و3 مقيمين إثر سقوط مقذوف عسكرى على مدينة نجران من الأراضي اليمنية // للصحف // (machine translation)
- Date
- 16 August 2016 · 13 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1437 AH
- Place
- Najran
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile, Missile (type not stated)
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- 7 killed
- Victims
- Saudi: 4 killed; Nationality not stated: 3 killed
- Launched from
- Yemen
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / 4 citizens and 3 residents killed after a military projectile fell on Najran city from Yemeni territoryعام / مقتل 4 مواطنين و3 مقيمين إثر سقوط مقذوف عسكرى على مدينة نجران من الأراضي اليمنية // للصحف // (machine translation)
“Najran 13 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1437 AH corresponding to 16 August 2016 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Najran region stated that at five in the afternoon today, Tuesday 13 / 11 / 1437 AH, Civil Defense teams responded to a report of the fall of a projectile…”
- 4 citizens and 3 residents killed after a military projectile fell on Najran city from Yemeni territory. WAMمقتل 4 مواطنين و3 مقيمين إثر سقوط مقذوف عسكري على مدينة #نجران من الأراضي اليمنية #واس (machine translation)
“The killing of 4 citizens and 3 residents as a result of the fall of a military projectile on Najran city from Yemeni territory https://t.co/WVh4dXjIPN SPA https://t.co/xpM2RhPSqV”
- Civil Defense in Najran responded to the incident of a military projectile falling from inside Yemeni territory, resulting in the killing of 4 citizens and 3 residents.باشر مدني #نجران حادثة سقوط مقذوف عسكري من داخل الأراضي اليمنية، ما نتج عنه مقتل 4 مواطنين و 3 مقيمين. (machine translation)
“Civil Defense in Najran responded to the incident of the fall of a military projectile from inside Yemeni territory, which resulted in the killing of 4 citizens and 3 residents. https://t.co/Zv0MQkRpg4”
- Breaking | Civil Defense spokesman in Najran to Al-Ekhbariya: 4 citizens and 3 residents is the toll of the projectile that fell. Yemenعاجل | متحدث مدني #نجران لـ #الإخبارية: 4 مواطنين و 3 مقيمين حصيلة المقذوف الذي سقط. #اليمن (machine translation)
“Breaking | Civil Defense spokesman in Najran to Al-Ekhbariya: 4 citizens and 3 residents is the toll of the projectile that fell. Yemen https://t.co/Y8Nk091r8n”
- Breaking | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent in Najran: the Houthi projectiles targeted a gathering of people in an industrial zone. Yemenعاجل | مراسل #الإخبارية في #نجران: المقذوفات الحوثية استهدفت تجمعا بشريا في منطقة صناعية. #اليمن (machine translation)
“Breaking | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent in Najran: the Houthi projectiles targeted a gathering of people in an industrial area. Yemen https://t.co/mDXYLtUM8B”
- Al-Ekhbariya sources confirm that the projectile that fell in Najran today is an Iranian missile called Zelzal. Kingdom, Coalition, Yemen, Iranمصادر #الإخبارية تؤكد أن المقذوف الذي سقط في #نجران اليوم صاروخ إيراني اسمه زلزال. #المملكة #التحالف #اليمن #إيران (machine translation)
“Al-Ekhbariya sources confirm that the projectile that fell in Najran today is an Iranian missile named Zelzal. The Kingdom the Coalition Yemen Iran https://t.co/wnfClyj8Hj”
- Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: the Houthi projectiles targeted a gathering of civilians in the industrial zone of Najran.فيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية: المقذوفات الحوثية استهدفت تجمعا للمدنيين في صناعية #نجران. (machine translation)
“Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: Houthi projectiles targeted a gathering of civilians in the Najran industrial zone. https://t.co/p06aCNMK2T https://t.co/q6eUTEtUYy”
- Seven civilians die after Houthi projectile hits Najran
“NAJRAN: Seven civilians died when a projectile launched by Houthi rebels crashed into a car workshop in Najran, in southern Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday evening. Najran Civil Defense spokesperson Lt. Col. Ali Shahrani…”
- A military projectile kills 4 Saudis and 3 residents in Najranمقذوف عسكري يقتل ٤ سعوديين و ٣ مقيمين في نجران (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Saudi Civil Defense Directorate in the Najran region stated that at five o'clock this Tuesday afternoon, Civil Defense teams responded to a report of a military projectile falling from inside Yemeni territory onto Najran city, resulting in the death of 4…”
- Houthi rocket attack kills Saudi, wounds 6 expats in Najran
“JEDDAH: A Saudi citizen was killed and six others were wounded when a rocket fired from Yemen hit a building in the southern border region of Najran on Saturday, the Directorate of Civil Defense said. A Civil Defense…”
- Houthi rocket kills 3-year-old in Najran
“NAJRAN: A three-year-old boy was killed and three others were wounded in Najran in the latest cross-border rocket attack from Yemen, a Civil Defense official said on Saturday. Major Ali Al-Shahrani, civil defense…”
- 2 more children killed in Houthi rocket attack in Najran
“NAJRAN: Two Saudi girls were killed on Sunday when their family house in the southern border region of Najran was hit by a Katyusha rocket fired from Yemen, the Directorate of Civil Defense said. Col. Ali bin Omair…”
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