A Saudi border guard was killed on Sunday as a result of a cross-border shootout with hostile elements in Yemen on Saturday afternoon.
A outpost in the southern border area of Najran came under heavy fire and shelling which resulted in the martyrdom of sergeant Mohammad Yahya Al-Na’ji, spokesman of the Saudi Ministry of Interior said in a press release.
The Saudi ground forces returned fire, forced the attackers to fee and were able to bring the situation in the border area back to normal, the spokesman added.
Saudi Border Guard Killed by Yemeni Gunmen
