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Houthi cross-border strikes injure 73 people, Saudi coalition says
Coalition officials report multiple southern cities were targeted following rebel claims of a deadly Yemen prison strike
The short version
- Saudi authorities reported that recent Houthi strikes on southern Saudi provinces wounded 73 people.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
- Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki stated that civilian and economic sites were struck in Abha, Jazan, Najran, and Khamis Mushait.[Associated Press]
- The strikes follow Houthi accusations that a Saudi-led airstrike on a prison facility in northern Yemen killed seven people, including a child.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
Key facts
- Saudi authorities reported that Houthi attacks injured 73 people across southern Saudi Arabia.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
- Maj. Gen. Turki al-Malki stated that Houthi forces targeted civilian and economic infrastructure in Abha, Jazan, Najran, and Khamis Mushait.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
- Houthi officials accused the Saudi-led coalition of killing seven people in an airstrike on a detention facility in Yemen's Jawf province.[Associated Press · Al Jazeera]
What remains uncertain
- The Saudi-led coalition spokesman did not specify the exact timeline of when the cross-border strikes occurred.[Al Jazeera]
- Saudi Arabia had not commented on or confirmed the alleged airstrike on the Yemeni detention facility at the time of reporting.[Al Jazeera]
Sources
Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.
- Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia wound 73 people, officials sayAssociated Press · Wire: associated-press
- Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia have wounded 73 civilians, official saysAl Jazeera