Houthi projectile attack on Najran · 23 March 2017

@SaudiDCD on X

Date

23 March 2017 · 24 Jumada al-Akhirah 1438 AH

Place

Najran

Attacker

Houthis

Weapons

Projectile

Outcome

Struck target

Killed / injured

1 killed · 2 injured

Victims

Nationality not stated: 1 killed · 2 injured

Launched from

Saada (assumed)

Confirmation

Officially confirmed

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Sources (2 reports in all)

1. X: @SaudiDCD (الدفاع المدني السعودي) · Saudi official · 23 March 2017
   Civil Defense in Najran responded to the fall of military projectiles from inside Yemeni territory, resulting in the death of a two-year-old child and the injury of his father and brother; they were transferred to the hospital
   باشر مدني #نجران حادثة سقوط مقذوفات عسكرية من داخل الأراضي اليمنيةنتج عنه وفاة طفل يبلغ من العمر سنتان وإصابة والده وشقيقه،تم نقلهم للمستشفى (machine translation)

   “Civil Defense in Najran responded to the fall of military projectiles from inside Yemeni territory, resulting in the death of a two-year-old child and the injury of his father and brother; they were transferred to the hospital”

2. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 23 March 2017
   Breaking: Civil Defense in Najran responds to the fall of military projectiles from Yemeni territory resulting in the death of a child and the injury of his father and brother, and they were transferred to the hospital. Al-Ekhbariya
   عاجل | مدني نجران يباشر حادثة سقوط مقذوفات عسكرية من الأراضي اليمينة نتج عنه وفاة طفل وإصابة والده وشقيقه وتم نقلهم للمستشفى. #الإخبارية (machine translation)

   “Breaking: Najran Civil Defense responds to the incident of military projectiles falling from Yemeni territory, resulting in the death of a child and the injury of his father and brother, and they were transferred to the hospital. https://t.co/A4yybmCfkW”