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Debris from Houthi drone kills 1

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Saudi Arabia said debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed one person, while the leader of the Iran-backed Houthis called for protests and said the kingdom committed a "monstrous fabrication" when it accused the rebels of trying to attack Islam's holiest city.

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  1. Independent Journal Review

    Drone Interception Debris Kills One in Saudi Arabia (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Saudi Arabia says its air defences intercepted a Houthi drone aimed at Mecca, describing it as the rebels’ second attempt to strike Islam’s holiest city, while the Saudi-led coalition pledges to protect pilgrims.

  2. KAAL Rochester

    Saudi Arabia says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed 1, and other Mideast developments (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Here’s a look at the latest news in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed one person. United Nations-backed human rights experts say they found “reasonable grounds” to believe the United States committed war crimes in two strikes in Iran on the first day o…

  3. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Saudi civil defense says falling debris from intercepted Houthi drone kills 1, in first death since fighting escalated (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Saudi civil defense says falling debris from intercepted Houthi drone kills 1, in first death since fighting escalated

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Saudi civil defense says falling debris from intercepted Houthi drone kills 1 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The Saudi civil defense says debris from an intercepted Houthi drone has killed one person and injured two others

  5. Al Jazeera

    Five killed as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthis trade attacks (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Houthi leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says Saudi claims that the group targeted Mecca are a 'heinous lie'.

  6. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Yemeni killed as Saudis intercept Houthi drone (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    A Yemeni living in Saudi Arabia was killed Thursday in the interception of a drone, which the kingdom's civil defense said was launched by Yemen's Iranbacked Houthis.

  7. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Debris from Houthi drone kills 1 (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Saudi Arabia said debris from an intercepted Houthi drone killed one person, while the leader of the Iran-backed Houthis called for protests and said the kingdom committed a "monstrous fabrication" when it accused the rebels of trying to attack Islam's holiest city.

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