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Saudi-led coalition says intercepted drone in Makkah region

Published: 03 Nov 2026 - 12:51 pm | Last Updated: 03 Nov 2026 - 12:53 pm
Turki al-Malki, the spokesman for Saudi-led coalition

Turki al-Malki, the spokesman for Saudi-led coalition

AFP

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis said it had intercepted a drone in the region of Makkah, Islam's holiest city, following repeated waves of attacks by the pro-Iran militants on the kingdom.

"Interception and destruction of a drone in the Mecca region," Turki al-Malki, the coalition's spokesman wrote on social media, without elaborating on the source of the attack.