Saudi Arabia: Two people were injured and buildings and vehicles were damaged as a result of fragments of two missiles falling after they were intercepted

Two people, one of them a Saudi citizen and the other a resident of Asian nationality, were injured as a result of shrapnel from two ballistic missiles falling in the Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rufaidah governorates in southern Saudi Arabia, after they were intercepted and destroyed, according to what the Saudi Civil Defense announced on Sunday.

The official spokesman for the Civil Defense, Colonel Muhammad Al-Hammadi, said in a statement published by the Saudi News Agency (SPA): “On Sunday 14/05/1448 AH corresponding to 10/25/2026 AD, the Civil Defense in the Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rufaidah governorates began falling fragments of two ballistic missiles after they were intercepted and destroyed. They were launched by the terrorist Houthi militia, resulting in the injury of a citizen and a resident of the same nationality. Asian, and material damage to 3 residential buildings and 7 vehicles.”

SPA published pictures showing some of the material damage to residential buildings and vehicles as a result of falling shrapnel from the two missiles.

The spokesman explained that the concerned authorities implemented the procedures adopted in such cases, without providing additional details regarding the injuries or the extent of the damage.

The "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen", led by Saudi Arabia, announced on Sunday the interception and destruction of 10 ballistic missiles launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi group in Yemen towards the southern region of the Kingdom, in addition to a ballistic missile towards the capital, Riyadh, a "cruise" missile towards Khamis Mushait, and a drone in the Riyadh region.