Child in Saudi Arabia killed in cross-border Yemen attack
Shelling from war-torn Yemen has killed three people in Saudi Arabia, including a child, local media reports.
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Three were killed by shelling from Yemen in a Southern Saudi province [Getty]
Artillery shelling from Yemen killed two adults and a child in Saudi Arabia, leaving a foreign national injured on Tuesday, Saudi state television has reported.
The shelling targeted the kingdom's southern province of Jazan at around 5pm. The child died at a local hospital.
A Saudi-led coalition launched an aerial and ground military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen in March 2015.
Since then, more than 6,000 people in Yemen have been killed. Sporadic cross-border shelling also has killed and wounded civilians in Saudi Arabia.
The United Nations says more than 80 percent of Yemenis are in dire need of food, water and other aid as a result of the conflict in the Arab world's poorest country.
The shelling targeted the kingdom's southern province of Jazan at around 5pm. The child died at a local hospital.
A Saudi-led coalition launched an aerial and ground military campaign against Houthi rebels in Yemen in March 2015.
Since then, more than 6,000 people in Yemen have been killed. Sporadic cross-border shelling also has killed and wounded civilians in Saudi Arabia.
The United Nations says more than 80 percent of Yemenis are in dire need of food, water and other aid as a result of the conflict in the Arab world's poorest country.
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