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1 dead in rocket artillery attack in Najran
By AFP, Najran, Saudi Arabia Saturday, 27 August 2016 A rocket fired from Yemen killed a three-year-old boy Saturday in the Saudi border region of Najran, a civil defense official said, in the latest cross-border attack by Iran-backed Yemeni rebels. Major Ali al-Shahrani, civil defense spokesman in southwest Saudi Arabia, told reporters a nine-year-old brother of the boy was also wounded when a Katyusha rocket hit their family’s home. The attack came a day after rockets fired from Yemen struck a power station in Najran, marking a rare hit on Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure after months of periodic bombardment of the area. Attacks have intensified since the suspension in early August of UN-brokered peace talks between the Shiite Huthi militia and their allies, and Yemen’s internationally-recognized government which has the military support of a Saudi-led Arab coalition. Ten people have been killed in Najran since Aug. 16, when a single strike claimed seven lives. (Edited by Al Arabiya English) Last Update: Saturday, 27 August 2016 KSA 21:32 - GMT 18:32 Posted by: badanov 2016-08-29 |
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