Saudi University Catches Fire Near Yemen Border in Attack
Voice of America
JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - A Saudi university near the country's border with Yemen caught fire early Wednesday after the kingdom's air defenses intercepted a barrage of ballistic missiles and bomb-laden drones.
The interception scattered debris on Jizan University's campus, which caused a fire that has been contained, the Saudi-led coalition at war in Yemen said in a statement. It said no one was killed, but there was no immediate report of injuries. The statement blamed the Iran-backed Houthi group for the attack, saying the missiles and drones specifically targeted civilian areas and had been launched from the rebels' stronghold of Saada in Yemen. The Houthis have carried out similar attacks in the past. The six-year-long conflict in Yemen was sparked by the Houthis takeover of the capital, Sanaa, in 2014, which forced the internationally recognized government to flee the city. A Saudi-led coalition supported by the U.S. and allied with the government has been fighting the Houthis nearly ever since.FILE - A regional hospital is seen from the street in Bafoussam, Cameroon, Sept. 20, 2021. Officials in the country say doctors are fleeing Cameroon to escape hardship, poor pay, difficult working conditions and unemployment. FILE - Nurses talk with a 13-year-old boy with a gunshot wound as he lies in a hospital bed in Kumba, Cameroon, Oct. 25, 2020.
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