RIYADH: Three people have been injured after the Iran-backed Houthi militia launched a “military projectile” from Yemeni territory toward Jazan, southwestern Saudi Arabia.
The deputy media spokesperson for the civil defense directorate in Jazan region, Lt. Col. Mohammed bin Hassan Al-Samghan, said the missile was fired from inside Yemeni territory toward one of the border villages in Al-Ardha governorate of Jazan, Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday.
Civil defense teams immediately attended the scene, he added.
A man and two children were injured by “flying shrapnel” and they were immediately taken to hospital for treatment.
One of the injured was in a critical condition and the other two were stable.
The shrapnel also caused damage to a civilian vehicle that was near the site.
![Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged by flying shrapnel after the Houthi militia in Yemen launched a missile that fell on Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jazan region. (SPA) Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged by flying shrapnel after the Houthi militia in Yemen launched a missile that fell on Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jazan region. (SPA)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2021/01/17/2432976-495146586.jpg)
![Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged by flying shrapnel after the Houthi militia in Yemen launched a missile that fell on Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jazan region. (SPA) Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged by flying shrapnel after the Houthi militia in Yemen launched a missile that fell on Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jazan region. (SPA)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2021/01/17/2432891-1408853496.jpg)
![Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged by flying shrapnel after the Houthi militia in Yemen launched a missile that fell on Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jazan region. (SPA) Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged by flying shrapnel after the Houthi militia in Yemen launched a missile that fell on Saudi Arabia's southwestern Jazan region. (SPA)](https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2021/01/17/2432896-91296388.jpg)
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