# Saudi Arabia shoots down Houthi drone near Mecca, calls holy cities a ‘red line’

https://mins.news/en/item/60159

- TRT World, 2026-09-16 00:43 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/a7045e646bb1

> The Saudi-led coalition says it intercepted a Houthi drone heading toward Mecca, Islam’s holiest city, and declared the country’s holy cities a “red line.”

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