# Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca, warns of 'red line'

https://mins.news/en/item/61574

- France 24, 2026-09-16 19:13 UTC
- World
- Original: http://www.france24.com/en/saudi-arabia-accuses-houthis-of-targeting-mecca-warns-of-red-line

> Saudi Arabia accused Yemen’s Houthis on Wednesday of launching a “cowardly” attack aimed at Islam’s holy city of Mecca, provoking outrage across the Muslim world. The Houthis quickly rejected Riyadh’s claim that it had downed a drone heading toward Mecca, calling the statement a “lie.”

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