The Ministry of Interior announced today that two Border Guards was killed as a result of heavy fire emanating from Yemen. The ministry said that on Friday at about 4pm the Alhosen Border Post in Abha came under heavy gunfire from Yemen. The Border Guards returned fire.

The exchange of fire resulted in the martyrdom of First Private Mohammed bin Hamoud bin Mohammed Al-Harbi and Private Abdurrahman bin Meeri bin Mohammed Al-Qahtani.