Four Saudi soldiers killed near Yemen frontier

Four Saudi soldiers have been killed in clashes at a border post near Yemen in which Saudi Arabian forces seized back the position and "destroyed" Shi'ite infiltrators, Saudi state television reported on Tuesday.

State television, citing Assistant Minister of Defence Prince Khaled bin Sultan, reported that the death toll of Saudi soldiers in the border conflict with Yemeni Shi'ite rebels now stood at 82. (Reuters)