Abha, Jumada I 26, 1438, Feb 23, 2017, SPA -- Spokesman of Civil Defense Department in Asir Region Col. Mohammad bin Abdurrahim Al-Asimi announced that, at 11:30 on Wednesday, the Civil Defense has dealt with a report that one of the housing districts in Dhahran Al-Janoob was exposed to fragments of a military projectile launched by Houthi elements from the Yemeni territories. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), he added that the incident was resulted in martyrdom of Corporal Mubarak bin Saleh Al-Qahtani and injuring an expatriate from India who was transferred to Dhahran Al-Janoob Hospital. Al-Asimi stressed that the competent authorities started to take the necessary measures in such cases. --SPA 18:21 LOCAL TIME 15:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w339190