Houthi Shiite rebels fired scud missiles at Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

The missiles hit a Saudi target near Taif City which is only 50 miles from Mecca.

The Houthis fired a Russian Scud missile at Mecca two days ago.

Al Manar reported:

The rocketry force of the Yemeni army announced launching a ballistic missile (Borkan 1) onto the Saudi interior front. Yemeni sources reported that Borkan 1 is a Russian Scud missile which has been developed by Yemeni military experts and that it covers a distance range of 800 kilometers. TRENDING: FBI Agent Who Uncovered Weiner Laptop with Hillary's Emails says FBI Leadership Told Him to Erase All of His Findings The sources asserted that the rocket hit a Saudi military target in Taif city. Yemen has been since March 26, 2015 under brutal aggression by Saudi-led coalition. Riyadh launched the campaign against Ansarullah revolutionaries (known as Houthis) in a bid to restore power to fugitive ex-president Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi who is a close ally to Saudi Arabia.

Shoebat has video of the Scud launch.

