Saudi Arabia warns of ‘red line’ after Houthi drone intercepted close to holy city of Mecca
- Saudi Arabia: 64 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: earlier the same day · Saudi Arabia cancels oil to Europe over East-West pipeline blast
What happened
The Iran-aligned militant group rejected the suggestion it had targeted Mecca, while the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation condemned the attack Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over the holy city, according to a spokesperson for the Saudi-led military coalition which is fighting the Iran-aligned group in Yemen .…
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below