Houthi armed group says allegations of drone attack on Mecca are "lies"

Hizam al-Assad, a member of the Houthi political bureau, said on social media on the 16th that allegations that the Houthis used drones to attack Mecca are "lies." Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi-led multinational coalition, said earlier that day that Saudi air defense forces intercepted and destroyed a Houthi drone from Yemen flying toward Mecca on the evening of the 15th.