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Houthi drone shot down by Saudi Arabia near Mecca as coalition warns of 'red line' amid war in Mideast

Saudi Arabia has intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Yemen's Houthi movement near the holy city of Mecca, prompting the Saudi-led coalition to issue a strong warning that the security of Islam's two holiest sites is a ed line. According to the Saudi-led coalition, the Royal Saudi Air Defence Forces intercepted the drone south of Mecca on Tuesday evening (September 15), before it could enter the restricted airspace over the holy city. Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Malki described the incident as a hostile and terrorist act and said the drone had been launched by the Houthi movement.