Saudi Arabia: Resident Injured and Prayer Area Damaged in Asir Due to Houthi Rocket Shrapnel

The Saudi Civil Defense announced on Friday that a resident was injured and damage occurred to a prayer area and several vehicles due to the fall of debris from a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis, after it was intercepted and destroyed in the governorate of Ahad Rufaidah, in the Asir region, southwestern Saudi Arabia.

The official spokesperson for the Saudi Civil Defense stated in a post on the platform "X" that "the Civil Defense in the governorate of Ahad Rufaidah in the Asir region responded to the fall of debris from a ballistic missile after it was intercepted and destroyed, which was launched by the terrorist Houthi militia."

He added that the debris fall "resulted in the injury of a resident of Asian nationality, and damage to a prayer area inside a building and several vehicles."

The spokesperson continued: "The approved procedures for such cases were implemented."

Earlier on Friday, the Saudi Civil Defense announced that an enemy projectile launched by the Houthis fell on a school in the city of Najran, resulting in material damage.

The official spokesman for the Saudi Civil Defense stated via the "X" platform that "the Civil Defense in Najran city responded to the fall of a hostile projectile launched by the Houthi terrorist militia on a school, resulting in material damage."