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Saudi coalition says Houthis hit Medina power station
The Indian Express··2 Oct
The Saudi-led coalition said Yemen's Houthis attacked a Medina power station that supplies the Prophet's Mosque. It said one transformer was damaged and the wider network was unaffected. The Houthis denied the attack, calling the claim cover for unmet Saudi allegations about Mecca. Reported Saudi strikes on Sanaa and a missile intercept toward Khamis Mushait followed, with no casualties reported.
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What It Means For You
- Coalition statements say mosque power supply in Medina continued despite one damaged transformer.
- No casualties were reported from the Khamis Mushait missile intercept cited by the coalition.
- Cross-border fighting has intensified after a 2022 UN-brokered truce had largely halted such attacks.
What's Happening
- The coalition said drone wreckage from Tuesday's attack showed a planned Houthi strike on the Medina station.
- Houthi-run Saba said Saudi Arabia was lying to cover failure to prove an earlier Mecca targeting claim.
- Yemen's recognised government said coalition forces hit high-value targets in Sanaa; Riyadh did not confirm.
How The Fighting Restarted
- Two weeks earlier, Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a Houthi drone south of Mecca before restricted airspace.
- The Houthis resumed attacks after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July.
- Local officials also reported Friday missiles and drones toward the coalition command in Aden.
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