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Houthi movement says Saudi Arabia carried out 40 airstrikes in Yemen in 24 hours

The Houthi movement says Saudi Arabia has carried out 40 airstrikes against targets in Yemen in the past 24 hours.

The attacks have been carried out in the western part of the country on the Red Sea, where the Iran-backed group has strongholds, according to the movement's military spokesman, Yahya Saree.

The Houthi movement stated earlier on Wednesday that it had shot down a Saudi fighter jet.

The Saudi Arabian military announced that it had shot down a drone heading towards Mecca. Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, said the drone came from the Houthi movement in Yemen. Hazem al-Assad, a member of the Houthi politburo, dismissed the Mecca attack as “a well-worn lie” on Sunday.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), of which Saudi Arabia is a member, condemned in a statement "the heinous attacks" against Mecca.

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