Houthi supporters hold up posters of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site in Mecca, during an anti-Saudi Arabia protest in Sana’a. (EPA Images pic)RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said debris from two ballistic missiles intercepted by its air defences fell in the Mecca region on Wednesday, as the kingdom and Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement exchanged attacks in an escalating conflict.
The Houthis launched the missiles towards the region and air defences intercepted and destroyed them, with debris falling in several locations, including Sabuhah village, Saudi Arabia's civil defence said in a statement.
The Houthis have repeatedly denied Saudi accusations that they target Mecca and Medina, Islam's two holiest cities, saying their military operations are directed at military and strategic targets elsewhere in Saudi Arabia. They have yet to comment on the latest incident.
