# Saudi defences claim to have intercepted Houthi drone over Mecca

https://mins.news/en/video/60574

- France 24 English, 2026-09-16 08:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTwXd62aoT8

> The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a Houthi drone on Wednesday and accused Yemen’s rebels of targeting Mecca, Islam’s holy city. The claim triggered outrage across the Muslim world and intensified the conflict destabilising the region.

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