Saudi Arabia says Houthis target Mecca, warns of 'red line'
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First seen16 Sept, 05:20Saudi Arabia says Houthis target Mecca, warns of 'red line'
The Saudi-led coalition said its air defenses had destroyed a Houthi-deployed drone just outside the holy city of Mecca — a claim Houthis were quick to deny.
Deutsche Welle
Follow-up16 Sept, 08:36Saudi Arabia says it shot down Houthi drone south of Mecca
The Houthis deny targeting the Islamic holy city after the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen accuses them of a "disgraceful act".
BBC
Follow-up16 Sept, 08:39Houthi rebels accused of targeting Mecca with drone as Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’
The Yemeni group has escalated attacks on the Saudi-led coalition amid a push west to squeeze traffic from the Red Sea
The Independent•James C. Reynolds
Follow-up16 Sept, 19:13Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, warns of 'red line'
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday of launching a "cowardly" attack targeting Islam's holy city of Mecca, sparking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis swiftly rejected as a "lie" Riyadh's statement that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca, which attracts millions of pilgrims each year. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell reports.
France 24•FRANCE24
Latest16 Sept, 20:08Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, calls it a 'red line'
Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday of launching an attack on the holy city of Mecca, which the Iran-backed rebels denied. Saudi Arabia, a US ally which has been the target of large-scale Houthi strikes since early September, declared Mecca a “red line” as it slid deeper into the new front of the Iran war.