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Houthi Attacks Wound 11 Civilians in Southern Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia and Yemen are neighboring countries in the Middle East.
For more than four years, a group from Yemen called the Houthis has been fighting with Saudi Arabia.
Late on Thursday night, the Houthis launched an attack on southern Saudi Arabia.
The attack hit a region called Najran, which is right next to the border with Yemen.
Eleven people were hurt, and they were ordinary citizens, not soldiers.
Seven of the hurt people were from Saudi Arabia, two were from Egypt, one was from Yemen, and one was from Pakistan.
A general who speaks for Saudi Arabia's side told reporters what happened.
He said this was the worst attack on civilians in more than four years of fighting.
The news does not say whether anyone was seriously hurt or exactly how the attack happened.
Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked southern Saudi Arabia late Thursday, wounding 11 civilians in the Najran region.
The wounded include seven Saudis, two Egyptians, a Yemeni, and a Pakistani.
Coalition spokesman General Turki al-Maliki reported the attacks in a statement carried by the official Saudi news agency.
The Riyadh-led coalition described the toll as unprecedented in over four years of hostilities in the kingdom.
The attacks took place in the Najran region, which lies on the border with Yemen.
- Who
- Yemeni Houthi rebels carried out the attack; 11 civilians were wounded, including seven Saudis, two Egyptians, a Yemeni, and a Pakistani; coalition spokesman General Turki al-Maliki reported it.
- What
- An attack on southern Saudi Arabia wounded 11 civilians in the Najran region.
- Where
- Najran region in southern Saudi Arabia, on the border with Yemen.
- When
- Late Thursday (exact date not stated in the article).
- Why
- Not stated in the available articles.
Key facts
- Number wounded
- 11 civilians
- Nationalities of wounded
- 7 Saudis, 2 Egyptians, 1 Yemeni, 1 Pakistani
- Attack location
- Najran region, southern Saudi Arabia, on the Yemen border
- Perpetrator
- Yemeni Houthi rebels
- Reported by
- Coalition spokesman General Turki al-Maliki
- Context
- Unprecedented civilian toll in Saudi Arabia in over four years of hostilities
- Timing
- Late Thursday
Sources
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