Saudi coalition downs Yemen rebel missile near Mecca
A ballistic missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels toward the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia was shot down late on Thursday, said the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen. Air defense forces downed the missile over the Wasaliyah area of Taif province, 69 km from Mecca, without causing any damage, the coalition said in a statement carried by Saudi state news agency SPA. The statement called the missile launch "a desperate attempt to spoil the haj pilgrimage," due to begin next month. More than two million Muslims from around the ...
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