Saudi-owned media on Tuesday (May 21st) accused the Iran-backed Houthis (Ansarallah) of targeting Mecca, after Riyadh and its allies said they had intercepted two missiles over the kingdom, AFP reported.
Yemen's government echoed the claim, but the Houthis denied any such attack.
Coalition spokesman Col. Turki al-Maliki said two missiles were shot down between Jeddah and Taif districts of Mecca province on Monday, but did not elaborate on the suspected target or who fired them.
However both satellite news network Al-Arabiya and pan-Arab newspaper Asharq al-Awsat said the missiles were fired at Mecca by Yemen's Houthis.
Yemeni information minister Muammar al-Iryani claimed "the Houthi militias targeted Mecca", adding that the attack was carried out "on orders from Iran".
