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Saudi coalition says Houthi drone destroyed near Makkah
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 Houthi attempt to target Makkah after a ballistic missile launch in July 2017, spokesperson Turki al-Malki said in a statement, and follows a week of attacks from Houthi fighters that have drawn Saudi Arabia deeper into the war. Makkah is home to some of the holiest sites in Islam and the f...
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