Saudi Arabia shoots down Houthi drone strike outside of Mecca
World News Saudi Arabia shoots down Houthi drone strike outside of Mecca By Reuters Published Sep. Add The New York Post on Google Saudi Arabia’s air defenses destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday, as fighting spreads in the Middle East. The drone, intercepted on Tuesday evening, was the second Houthi attempt to target Mecca after a ballistic missile launch in July 2017, spokesperson Turki al-Malki said in a statement, and follows a week of attacks from Iran-aligned Houthi fighters that have drawn Saudi Arabia deeper into the war.
- ▪World News Saudi Arabia shoots down Houthi drone strike outside of Mecca By Reuters Published Sep.
- ▪Add The New York Post on Google Saudi Arabia’s air defenses destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday, as
- ▪The drone, intercepted on Tuesday evening, was the second Houthi attempt to target Mecca after a ballistic missile launch in July 2017, spokesperson Turki al-Malki said in a statement, and follows a week of attacks from Iran-aligned Houthi
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