Saudi Arabia accuses Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone
Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone that it said was downed; the Houthis denied targeting the city. An Okaz opinion article stated that the Houthis launched drones toward Mecca and linked their actions to Iran.
Countries involved Saudi Arabia · 1 outletIran · 0 of our 2 outletsYemen · none in our sourcesUnited States · 0 of our 3 outletsPakistan · 0 of our 1 outlet
First reported among our outlets by CGTN (China), · most coverage from Saudi Arabia (1), India (1), China (1)
What the parties said
Saudi Arabia
Last week, Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone that was downed.
Saudi authorities accused the group of attempting to target Mecca with a drone
authorities have also accused the Houthis of launching an attack on Mecca, Islam's holiest site.
Coverage
Okaz · Saudi Arabia24 Sep 15:26Al-Houthi... and crossing the red lines!
US-Iran conflict fuels mounting tensions across Middle East
the Houthis denied targeting the holy city and accused Saudi Arabia of "lying."
CNews · France25 Sep 05:15Saudi Arabia: New Houthi attack, Riyadh warns it is preparing a “firm response”
France 24 · France24 Sep 23:34Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port
Riyadh accused the group of targeting Mecca for the first time since 2017 with a drone that was downed
NDTV · India25 Sep 04:32"Souls May Be Sacrificed": Saudi's Grand Mufti To Troops Fighting Houthis
authorities have also accused the Houthis of launching an attack on Mecca, Islam's holiest site.
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Riyadh accused the group of targeting Mecca for the first time since 2017 with a drone that was downed
Where accounts differ
Whether the Houthis targeted Mecca
Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone that was downed; Okaz’s opinion article said they launched drones toward the city.
Last week, Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of targeting Mecca with a drone that was downed.
Riyadh accused the group of targeting Mecca for the first time since 2017 with a drone that was downed
The Houthis denied targeting Mecca.
the Houthis denied targeting the holy city and accused Saudi Arabia of "lying."
The group has denied the allegations.