Houthi missile (type not stated) attack on Grand Mosque of Mecca, Mecca · 29 October 2017
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- Date
- 29 October 2017 · 9 Safar 1439 AH
- Place
- Grand Mosque of Mecca, Mecca
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Missile (type not stated)
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (5 reports in all)
- Foreign Media: The Houthi-Saleh militia's transgression by targeting the Grand Mosque in Makkah with missiles, in provocation of Muslims' feelings everywhere#ملتميديا_الخارجية | تجاوز تطاول مليشيا الحوثي - صالح باستهداف المسجد الحرام بمكة المكرمة بالصواريخ في استفزاز لمشاعر المسلمين في كل مكان (machine translation)
“Foreign Media | The Houthi-Saleh militia's transgression by targeting the Holy Mosque in Mecca with missiles is a provocation to the feelings of Muslims everywhere https://t.co/GWTKcAbMWX”
- Missile fired at #Saudi capital was Iranian: US official
“Missile fired at #Saudi capital was Iranian: US official https://t.co/EEmrYPdA8p”
- The Houthis: We target the Saudi depth and Abu Dhabi is our main targetالحوثيون: نستهدف العمق السعودي وأبو ظبي هدفنا الرئيسي (machine translation)
“Spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said - in an interview conducted with him by Al Jazeera Web and broadcast on the program "Liqaa al-Yawm" - that the operations of forces affiliated with his group on the Saudi-Yemeni border will continue, adding that the Houthis will escalate their attacks on the border. The Air Defense had previously…”