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Houthi ballistic missile attack on Jazan · 5 April 2018

Saudi newspapers

الصحف السعودية (machine translation)

Date
5 April 2018 · 19 Rajab 1439 AH
Place
Jazan
Attacker
Houthis
Weapons
Ballistic missile
Outcome
Intercepted
Killed / injured
No casualties reported
Launched from
Saada (assumed)
Confirmation
Officially confirmed

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Sources (4 reports in all)

  1. Saudi Press Agency (SPA) · Saudi official · 5 April 2018
    Saudi newspapers
    الصحف السعودية (machine translation)
    “Riyadh 19 Rajab 1439 AH corresponding to 05 April 2018 AD SPA Highlights of the headlines of the newspapers issued today: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques receives the princes, the Grand Mufti, the virtuous scholars and a group of citizens. The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques patronizes the International Exhibition and Forum for Education. The Crown…”
  2. X: @alekhbariyatv (قناة الإخبارية) · Saudi media · 4 April 2018
    After the missile was intercepted in Jazan, Aramco confirms that all its facilities are "safe" and operating normally. Al Ekhbariya
    بعد اعتراض الصاروخ في #جازان #أرامكو تؤكد أن جميع مرافقها "آمنة" وتعمل بشكل طبيعي. #الإخبارية (machine translation)
    “After the missile was intercepted in Jazan, Aramco confirms that all its facilities are "safe" and operating normally. Al Ekhbariya”
  3. X: @saudiatv (قناة السعودية) · Saudi media · 4 April 2018
    Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a missile fired by the Houthi militia at Jazan. Saudi Channel
    قوات الدفاع الجوي تعترض وتدمر صاروخاً أطلقته ميليشا الحوثي على #جازان. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
    “Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed a missile launched by the Houthi militia toward Jazan. Saudi Channel https://t.co/VplBc7vH2O”
  4. Al Jazeera · Saudi official (cited) · 4 April 2018
    Aramco again in the range of Houthi missiles
    أرامكو في مرمى صواريخ الحوثيين مجددا (machine translation)
    “The Houthi group said it launched a ballistic missile at Aramco oil tanks in the city of Jazan in Saudi Arabia, while the Saudi-led Arab Coalition in Yemen held the Houthis responsible for the attack on a Saudi oil tanker off the port of Hodeidah…”