
Two people were injured and multiple buildings and vehicles were damaged in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah after Saudi forces intercepted two ballistic missiles launched by Houthi militants.
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The Houthi militia has frequently targeted southern Saudi Arabian regions with ballistic missiles and drones during the ongoing regional conflict.
RIYADH — The General Directorate of Civil Defense said two people were injured on Sunday when debris from two ballistic missiles fired by the terrorist Houthi militia fell in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah governorates in the southern Asir region after the missiles were intercepted and destroyed.
The debris injured a Saudi citizen and an Asian resident and damaged three residential buildings and seven vehicles. The Civil Defense teams responded to the incident and followed standard procedures, the directorate said in a statement.

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