Saudi authorities said that after the country's air defense system intercepted the two missiles, their debris crashed into the village. Anadolu Agency reported that the Saudi Civil Defense Department confirmed the two missiles were fired by the Houthis.
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Debris of Houthi ballistic missiles falls in Mecca
Spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition Turki al-Maliki said that Saudi air defenses detected and destroyed a drone in the country's eastern region. Earlier on Wednesday (November 11), the coalition said it had intercepted and destroyed five missiles and two drones. Among them, three cruise missiles were fired toward the Riyadh region, two ballistic missiles were intercepted in the western region, and of the two drones, one was intercepted in the Mecca region and the other in the southern region.
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These incidents occurred amid rising tensions between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition. Houthi missile and drone attacks in Saudi Arabia and the coalition's retaliatory strikes targeting Houthi positions in Yemen are occurring repeatedly.