Saudi border guards kill Yemeni tribesman in attack on border fence
- 9 years ago
Originally published on August 20, 2013
Saudi border guards opened fire Tuesday on a group of Yemeni tribesmen who attacked construction workers building Saudi Arabia's security fence on the border with Yemen, killing one tribesman and injuring another, a tribal chief said.
According to Reuters, attack happened after construction resumed on a section of the border fence. "The construction has been often halted by protesting Yemeni tribesmen, who say the fence prevents local tribes from reaching pastures for their livestock," Reuters reports."
"We were caught by surprise this morning when construction of the fence had resumed," tribal chief Hussein Abu Dadra told Reuters.
"We fired on the construction company workers and the border guards fired back. We forced them to stop construction work."
Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki denied that the attack happened.
"There is nothing at the border. Everything is normal," he told Reuters.
Saudi Arabia has been building a security fence along its volatile 1,800-kilometre border with Yemen since 2003."
Yemen is home to one of al Qaeda's most active franchises and the Saudi Arabia sees the border, which is plagued by sandstorms, drought, gun runners and drug smugglers, as a major threat to its security.
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Saudi border guards opened fire Tuesday on a group of Yemeni tribesmen who attacked construction workers building Saudi Arabia's security fence on the border with Yemen, killing one tribesman and injuring another, a tribal chief said.
According to Reuters, attack happened after construction resumed on a section of the border fence. "The construction has been often halted by protesting Yemeni tribesmen, who say the fence prevents local tribes from reaching pastures for their livestock," Reuters reports."
"We were caught by surprise this morning when construction of the fence had resumed," tribal chief Hussein Abu Dadra told Reuters.
"We fired on the construction company workers and the border guards fired back. We forced them to stop construction work."
Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki denied that the attack happened.
"There is nothing at the border. Everything is normal," he told Reuters.
Saudi Arabia has been building a security fence along its volatile 1,800-kilometre border with Yemen since 2003."
Yemen is home to one of al Qaeda's most active franchises and the Saudi Arabia sees the border, which is plagued by sandstorms, drought, gun runners and drug smugglers, as a major threat to its security.
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