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Saudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked Medina power station supplying Prophet’s Mosque
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis said Thursday that the Iran-aligned group attacked a power distribution station in Medina this week, putting one transformer out of service without affecting the electricity network, Reuters reported. The coalition said drone wreckage confirmed Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out Tuesday’s attack and that the station supplies electricity to the Prophet’s Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites; a Houthi military source denied the accusation as a “lie.” Hostilities have resumed this year after the Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia in July; the Houthis later claimed Saudi strikes on Sanaa and other provinces, without immediate Saudi confirmation of those reports.
- ReutersSaudi-led coalition says Houthis attacked power station in Medina