On 16 September, Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi (KSS — affiliated) attributed to unspecified media an allegation that Saudi intelligence, under royal supervision, was preparing an operation using US aircraft against Mecca within hours or days and would blame Yemen’s armed forces. The channel warned Saudi intelligence against the alleged operation and said an attack on Mecca or other holy sites could prompt an “exceptional response.”
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated16 Sept, 17:38
“Media report that confirmed security information indicates Saudi intelligence elements, under royal supervision, are planning a terrorist operation in the coming hours or days using US Lucas aircraft to target Mecca and blame Yemen’s armed forces... It warns Saudi intelligence against this major folly, as an attack on Mecca and the holy sites generally could prompt an exceptional response.”
وسائل إعلام تتحدث عن ورود معلومات أمنية مؤكدة تفيد بتخطيط عناصر المخابرات السعودية بإشراف ملكي لتنفيذ عملية إرهابية خلال الساعات - الايام القادمة عبر طائرات لوكاس الأمريكية تستهدف مكة المكرمة لإتهام القوات المسلحة اليمنية بذلك... وتحذّر المخابرات السعودية من القيام بهذه الحماقة الكبرى، أن الاعتداء على مكة المكرمة والمقدسات عمومًا قد يدفع إلى رد فعل استثنائي.
attribution of the warning to a named armed actor, a specified response or preparations by 19 September, and corroboration or denial of the alleged operation by a named authority; any of these moves this file.