# Yemen’s Houthis claim they shot down Saudi fighter jet, deny targeting Mecca

https://mins.news/en/video/61125

- euronews, 2026-09-16 14:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZycbJYKDn_4

> Yemen’s Houthis claim they brought down a Saudi fighter jet and deny targeting Mecca. Saudi Arabia vowed to take “deterrent measures” against the group after alerts warned of possible drone attacks near Islam’s holiest site—the first such alerts since the Iran war began in February.

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