# Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of striking Medina power station

https://mins.news/en/item/82798

- France 24, 2026-10-02 02:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20261002-saudi-led-coalition-houthis-striking-medina-power-station

> The Saudi-led coalition said Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked an electricity distribution station serving the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city of Medina on Thursday. The accusation prompted condemnation across the Muslim world, while the Houthis denied carrying out the drone attack as fighting in Yemen intensified.

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