2 Children injured, 14 homes damaged after destroying 3 ballistic missiles and 3 drones towards Kingdom
Sunday, September 5, 2021
2 Children injured, 14 homes damaged after destroying 3 ballistic missiles and 3 drones towards Kingdom
The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense in Saudi Arabia, Brigadier General Turki Al-Maliki, announced that the Saudi Air Defenses intercepted and destroyed 3 ballistic missiles and 3 booby-trapped drones launched by the Houthi militia towards the Eastern Province, Jizan, and Najran.
He explained that the Saudi defenses intercepted and destroyed at 9:32 PM on 4th September (Saturday) a ballistic missile launched by Houthi militia from Sanaa (Yemen) using civilian objects towards the eastern region of the Kingdom.
- According to residents of the King Fahd Suburb neighborhood, they heard an explosion at around 9:30 PM on Saturday. The coalition announced the interception and thwarting of a hostile ballistic attack towards the Eastern province in the Kingdom. Trending: Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd in world in Digital competitiveness for the year 2021
- Brigadier Al-Maliki stated that the interception process caused shrapnel to scatter over the neighborhood (Dammam Suburb), as a result of which a Saudi boy and girl were injured, and 14 residential houses were lightly damaged.
Meanwhile, sources reported that the ballistic missile attack that targeted the Eastern region of the Kingdom did not affect Aramco facilities.
The Houthi Militia launched a booby-trapped drone towards Khamis Mushait, which the Arab Coalition intercepted and destroyed early on Saturday morning. At 7PM air defenses of the Kingdom intercepted and destroyed 3 booby-trapped drones heading towards the Kingdom. Recommend: Saudi Moroor clarifies on fees of Driving license, transportation license and changing number plate
- A few moments after the previous attack, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy announced that the Saudi defenses had intercepted a ballistic missile that was launched towards Najran, as well as another ballistic missile that was launched towards Jazan.
- Al-Maliki added that this barbaric and irresponsible behavior by the Houthi militia in attempting to target civilians and civilian objects is incompatible with heavenly values and humanitarian principles.
He highlighted that the Ministry of Defense will implement necessary and deterrent measures to safeguard its territory and resources, aiming to prevent such hostile cross-border attacks on civilians and civilian objects, in accordance with international humanitarian law and its customary rules. Follow Saudi Expatriates on Google News
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| 2 Children injured, 14 homes damaged after destroying 3 ballistic missiles and 3 drones towards Kingdom |
