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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi officials say a Saudi soldier and two Yemenis have been killed in cross-border shooting and shelling by Yemen's Shiite rebels.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Mansour al-Turki says a border guard died on Sunday in the southwestern region of Asir. He says Yemen's Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, opened fire and Saudi border guards fired back.
A statement from Saudi Civil Defense spokesman, Maj. Yahya bin Abdullah al-Qahtani, says that also on Sunday, two Yemenis died in Houthi shelling of the southern border province of Jizan.
Cross-border fire and shelling has been common since a Saudi-led coalition, which is backed by the United States, launched a campaign of airstrikes against Houthis in March.
Saudi, Emirati and other allied ground troops now are trying to retake Yemen's rebel-held capital, Sanaa.
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