Yemen's Houthis claim they shot down Saudi fighter jet, deny targeting Mecca

Yemen's Houthis on Wednesday said they shot down a Saudi fighter jet, claiming they used munitions made by the group to target the warplane. "The Yemeni Armed Forces, with Allah's aid and grace, succeeded in shooting down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet while it was carrying out hostile operations," Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said on social media, while accusing Saudi Arabia of launching 450 strikes. He said the aircraft had been targeted "using a locally made air-to-air missile". The spokesman also dismissed Saudi claims that the Houthis had targeted Islam's holy city of Mecca.