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title: "Foreign Ministry condemns drone attempt on Mecca and attack in Pakistan"
url: https://gazete.tv/en/story/2026-09-18-turkiye-condemns-reported-drone-attempt-targeting/
lang: en
date: 2026-09-18
updated: 2026-09-18T21:01:07.766Z
category: world
sources: 5
agreement: agree
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# Foreign Ministry condemns drone attempt on Mecca and attack in Pakistan

Saudi Arabia announced that Houthis attempted a drone attack on Mecca, which the Houthis denied; the Foreign Ministry condemned the attempt and reiterated its support for Riyadh's sovereignty. The ministry also condemned an attack near a mosque during Friday prayers in Pakistan's Kohat city.

## Who is in this story

- [Foreign Ministry](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/disisleri-bakanligi/) — Institutions
- [Saudi Arabia](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/suudi-arabistan/) — Places
- [Pakistan](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/pakistan/) — Places
- [Houthis](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/husiler/) — Other
- [Mecca](https://gazete.tv/en/who-is-who/mekke/) — Places

## News sources

- [Ankara ve İslamabad'dan Husilerin hedefindeki Riyad'a destek](https://www.dw.com/tr/ankara-ve-islamabad-dan-husilerin-hedefindeki-riyad-a-destek/a-79326642?maca=tur-rss-tur-all-1495-xml-mrss) — DW Türkçe (foreign) — 2026-09-18
- [Ankara ve İslamabad'dan Husilerin hedefindeki Riyad'a destek](https://kisadalga.net/haber/gundem/ankara-ve-islamabaddan-husilerin-hedefindeki-riyada-destek-140454) — Kısa Dalga (independent) — 2026-09-18
- [Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Pakistan’daki terör saldırısını kınadı](https://www.milatgazetesi.com/disisleri-bakanligi-pakistandaki-teror-saldirisini-kinadi) — Milat (pro-government) — 2026-09-18
- [Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Pakistan’daki terör saldırısını kınadı](https://www.sozcu.com.tr/disisleri-bakanligi-pakistan-daki-teror-saldirisini-kinadi-p359566) — Sözcü (opposition) — 2026-09-18
- [Dışişleri Bakanlığı, Pakistan'daki terör saldırısını kınadı](https://www.bursahakimiyet.com.tr/gundem/disisleri-bakanligi-pakistan-daki-teror-saldirisini-kinadi-1712642) — Bursa Hakimiyet (independent) — 2026-09-18

## Other editions

- tr: https://gazete.tv/tr/story/2026-09-18-turkiye-mekke-hedef-aldigi-bildirilen-iha/
- ar: https://gazete.tv/ar/story/2026-09-18-turkiye-condemns-reported-drone-attempt-targeting/
- ru: https://gazete.tv/ru/story/2026-09-18-turtsiya-osudila-soobshchenie-popytke-ataki-bespilotnikom/

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