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Saudi soldier killed, 11 injured in clashes with gunmen near border
Nov 4, 2009, 7:52 GMT
Riyadh - One Saudi soldier was killed and 11 injured when Saudi security forces clashed with unknown gunmen 'who infiltrated into the kingdom', the official Saudi Press Agency said Wednesday.
The clashes took place Tuesday morning when gunmen were spotted near Mountain al-Dokhan, in Jazan region, near the borders with Yemen, an unidentified official was quoted by SPA as saying.
He added that the 'infiltrators opened fire on Saudi security forces using various weapons'.
On Monday, Shiite rebels fighting the national army in north-western Yemen accused Saudi Arabia of allowing Yemeni forces to use its territories as a launchpad for attacking their positions on the border.
The rebels, known as Houthis, have frequently accused Saudi Arabia of facilitating the Yemeni army's operation against their bases on the border.
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