Bangladeshi among two injured in Houthi missile attack: Saudi-led coalition

Two residents, one of Bangladeshi origin and the other of Sudanese origin, sustained minor injuries when a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement fell in the south of Saudi Arabia, a Saudi-led coalition reported on Sunday.

A number of workshops and civilian vehicles were damaged in the attack which targeted the industrial zone of Ahad al Masarihah in south-western Saudi Arabia, the state news agency SPA said.

Mohammad Nazmul Haque, consul general in Jeddah, told bdnews24.com that they are aware of the situation.

“So far, we know that two persons were injured, one of whom is Bangladeshi,” he said. “We are still trying to get details on the Bangladeshi national.”

The coalition called the attack ‘vicious and brutal’ and said it would be dealt with firmly, according to the Saudi Gazette.

This was the third Houthi attempt to target civilians of different nationalities in the industrial area situated in the Kingdom’s south western region, the coalition said.

The United Arab Emirates reported it had intercepted and destroyed two Houthi missiles targeting the Gulf country on Monday, with no casualties.

The coalition has been fighting the Houthi group in Yemen since 2015. It has intensified air strikes on what it says are Houthi military targets after the group carried out an unprecedented assault on coalition member the United Arab Emirates on Monday and further missile and drone launches at Saudi cities.