Saudi-led coalition accuses Houthis of striking Medina power station

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Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis struck an electricity distribution station supplying the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Medina, the Saudi-led coalition said Thursday, drawing condemnation across the Muslim world.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:39:43 UTC.

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