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Saudi child killed in border missile attack from Yemen

Xinhua, August 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday that a Saudi child was killed and four injured in a missile attack launched from Yemen to the border city Najran, Saudi Press Agency reported.

The injured were sent to hospital for treatment.

The attack was one of the recent strikes launched by the Houthis from Yemen, with most attacks intercepted by Saudi military forces.

Saudi Arabia has been leading a war against the Houthis since March 2015 in support of the Yemeni elected government. Endit