Houthi drone intercepted near Makkah as Saudi-led coalition warns holy sites are ‘red line’
MAKKAH, SEP 16: Saudi Arabia’s air defences destroyed a Houthi drone south of Makkah before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday, as fighting spreads in the Middle East. The drone, intercepted on Tuesday evening, was the second alleged Houthi attempt to target Makkah, spokesperson Turki al-Malki said in a statement, following what the coalition said was a ballistic missile launch in July 2017. The incident follows a week of attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi fighters that have drawn Saudi Arabia deeper into the war. Makkah is Islam’sRead More
