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Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of striking Medina power station

A member of the security forces of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government mans a checkpoint on a street in Taiz.
A member of the security forces of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government mans a checkpoint on a street in Taiz © AFP

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world. The Houthis denied involvement in the drone attack, which came as fighting intensified between government forces and rebels in Yemen.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station in the holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, sparking strong condemnation from the Muslim world.

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