Saudi soldier killed in cross-border fire from Yemen

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Saudi soldier killed in cross-border fire from Yemen
Two Saudi border guards were killed in an attack in the same region by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday.

Riyadh - More than 50 people, most of them soldiers, have been killed in shelling and skirmishes on the Saudi side of the border with Yemen.

By AFP

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Published: Wed 19 Aug 2015, 6:02 PM

Last updated: Thu 20 Aug 2015, 10:46 AM

A Saudi soldier was killed in cross-border fire from Yemen on Wednesday, the kingdom's interior ministry said, in the second such incident in a week.
Hamad Al Kaabi was killed after heavy gunfire hit a border post in the southwestern region of Jazan, said the statement published by the official SPA news agency.
Saudi Arabia is leading an Arab coalition that has been carrying out air strikes against rebels across Yemen since March 26.
More than 50 people, most of them soldiers, have been killed in shelling and skirmishes on the Saudi side of the border with Yemen since the coalition's campaign began.
Two Saudi border guards were killed in an attack in the same region by Yemen's Houthi rebels on Sunday.
In Yemen, the United Nations says the war has killed nearly 4,500 people, including many civilians.


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