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Four Saudi officers were shot dead and four others wounded Thursday when their check post came under gunfire in southern Asir province, state media said citing the interior ministry.
Three officers were instantly killed when the outpost came under attack, the Saudi Press Agency reported, without specifying who was behind it.
Local authorities apprehended two suspects and a third opened fire as he tried to escape, killing the fourth officer.
Authorities did not name the suspects.
Saudi Arabia has been embroiled in a long running conflict with southern neighbour Yemen since March 2015.
In March 2015, the kingdom launched a coalition of Arab states fighting to roll back Houthi revolutionaries in Yemen and forcefully restore the country's resigned regime to power.
Source: News Agencies, Edited by Website Team
