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Yemen's Houthis deny launching drones towards Saudi Medina on Wednesday

Al-Monitor21 October 2026, 10:46 UTCSaudi Arabia

Oct 21 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthis said that they have not launched any drones towards the Saudi holy city of Medina on Wednesday and have not conducted any military operations towards Saudi Arabia either, denying earlier comments from the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.The comments by the Iran-aligned group's military spokesperson Yahya Saree follow the coalition saying that it had intercepted drones over Medina and the Eastern region.

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