# Saudi-led coalition says it destroys Houthi drone south of Mecca

https://mins.news/en/item/60133

- Reuters, 2026-09-16 00:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-led-coalition-says-it-destroys-houthi-drone-south-mecca-2026-09-16/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa9e56ea4391a0001266b84

> Saudi air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it could enter prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said.

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