Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Downed as Riyadh Says Drone Approached Mecca
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Updated · The New York Times · Sep 17
Houthis Claim Saudi F-15 Downed as Riyadh Says Drone Approached Mecca
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Sep 17
Summary
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said the group shot down a Saudi F-15 over Yemeni territory with a locally made missile and later released images of the wreckage.
The New York Times said the debris appeared consistent with a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15, though the exact crash location could not be independently confirmed and Saudi authorities did not comment.
Saudi Arabia had hours earlier said it intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone south of Mecca on Tuesday before it entered prohibited airspace over Islam's holiest city.
The Houthis denied targeting Mecca, but the dueling claims underscored a renewed Saudi-Houthi war that is adding fresh strain to an already volatile Middle East and oil market.