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2026-09-16 16:58:09
[Saudi-led Coalition Claims to Have Destroyed Houthi Drone Flying to Mecca] Saudi Arabia's leading coalition spokesman, Turki al-Maliki, said on the 16th that Saudi air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone flying towards Mecca on the evening of the 15th. In a statement on social media, Maliki said this was another attempted attack on Mecca following a ballistic missile attack by the Houthis in July 2017. The statement strongly condemned the attack and stated that the coalition would take necessary deterrent measures. The Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation issued a statement condemning the Houthi attacks on Mecca and Medina and supporting all measures taken by Saudi Arabia to defend its national security and sovereignty. Hisham al-Assad, a member of the Houthi political bureau, posted on social media on the 16th that accusations of a Houthi drone attack on Mecca were "lies." (Xinhua)
