The Saudi-led coalition destroyed a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi forces over Mecca. Coalition defenses intercepted it before it could enter the city’s restricted airspace, according to coalition spokesman Turki al-Maliki. The Houthis, aligned with Iran and controlling significant parts of western Yemen, denied targeting Mecca and called the allegations fabricated. This was the second alleged attempt to target Mecca, following a similar ballistic missile launch in 2017 that Saudi authorities attributed to the Houthis.
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