KABUL: Four Saudi soldiers and two Pakistani soldiers were killed in an ambush by Yemeni army border forces in the Saudi-Yemeni border region, Iranian media have reported.
The IRNA news agency, citing the Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni news website, reported that the incident occurred in the Wadi Al-Miftah area of Dhamad district in southern Saudi Arabia.
According to the report, a vehicle belonging to Saudi border guards and a Toyota Hilux were targeted in the ambush, leaving six soldiers dead.
The report said the incident occurred amid ongoing clashes along the Saudi-Yemeni border, where forces stationed in border areas have periodically come under attack.
Officials in Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Yemen have not yet commented on the reported incident.