India, Oct. 25 -- Saudi Arabia's Civil Defence agency said on Saturday that shrapnel from two ballistic missiles launched by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels fell in the western regions of Mecca and Medina after the projectiles were intercepted.

In a post on X, the General Directorate of Saudi Civil Defense said fragments fell in Wadi Mughamas outside Mecca, the Al-Nuzha neighbourhood in Jeddah, Wadi Jalil in Taif and an uninhabited location in Rabigh.

The agency had earlier issued warnings about a potential threat across four western provinces, including Mecca, urging residents to move to the nearest safe location.

The incident has heightened security concerns in Saudi Arabia, particularly because Mecca and Medina are Islam's two hol...