14 June 2017•Update: 14 June 2017
JAZAN, Saudi Arabia
A Saudi soldier was killed late Tuesday by a landmine in this southwestern port city, the interior ministry announced.
The landmine was placed under the road was detonated when a vehicle with guards passed above it, killing the soldier, said Maj. Gen Mansour Al-Turki, spokesman for the interior ministry.
Authorities have launched an investigation into the attack, he added.
*Reporting by Ahmed al-Masri; Writing by Ahmet Sait Akcay