JEDDAH: A Saudi Border Guards corporal was martyred on Monday while defending the Kingdom’s southern border, the Ministry of Interior said.

In a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said, the ministry said Corporal Meshary Mohammad Saad Al-Shahrani was hit in an exchange of fire with Houthi gunmen at 9:30 a.m.

Al-Shahrani belonged to a unit based in the border village of Dharan al Janoub in Asir region.