# Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of ‘red line’ attack on Mecca

https://mins.news/en/video/61659

- CNN, 2026-09-16 21:01 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHEp6lInws

> Saudi Arabia says it brought down a Houthi drone near Mecca on Tuesday, prompting swift regional condemnation of the Iran-backed Yemeni rebel group. Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, accused the Houthis of targeting the city and called it their first attempt to strike Mecca in nearly a decade.

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