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An aerial view of Kaaba at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 12 August 2019ReutersArab League Secretary General Nabil Fahmy condemned on Wednesday an alleged attempted attack by Yemen's Houthis targeting Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
An aerial view of Kaaba at the Grand mosque in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 12 August 2019ReutersArab League Secretary General Nabil Fahmy condemned on Wednesday an alleged attempted attack by Yemen's Houthis targeting Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
"Compromising the security of Mecca and the sanctity of Islamic holy sites is a matter of extreme gravity," he said in a statement, applauding the Saudi air force's thwarting of the attack.
He warned that escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi territory "threaten the region's security and stability".
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