Bombardment near Saudi border with Yemen kills Pakistani: media
A Pakistani was killed when the Saudi city of Najran near border with Yemen came under bombardment.
RIYADH (AFP) - A Pakistani was killed on Monday when the Saudi city of Najran near the border with Yemen came under renewed bombardment, official media reported.
It was a rare death of a foreigner during weeks of war the United Nations says have killed more than 1,400 people in Yemen.
Civil defence spokesman Ali al-Shahrani, quoted by the official Saudi Press Agency, said "military missiles" hit a school and residential neighbourhood in Najran, "resulting in the death of a Pakistani resident".
The Pakistani s killing brings to 11 the death toll on the Saudi side of the border since Shiite Huthi rebels in Yemen began firing rockets and mortar rounds last week.
SPA said the latest barrage came from inside Yemen.
Shahrani said it also wounded a Saudi child and three civilians "of different nationalities".
Saudi news channel Al-Ekhbariya showed footage of a building with its brickwork blown out, a shattered storefront and what appeared to be remains of a rocket.
A Pakistani official confirmed to AFP that one of his country s nationals had died.
"We are ascertaining from Saudi authorities the details about the victim s identity," said the official, asking for anonymity.
The Saudi-led coalition which has been bombing the Huthis in Yemen since March 26 said on Thursday that they had crossed a "red line" with their deadly cross-border fire.
The coalition has retaliated by declaring the whole of Saada province -- a Huthi stronghold on the border -- a military target and pounding it with air strikes and artillery fire.
Coalition spokesman Brigadier General Ahmed al-Assiri told AFP on Sunday that the retaliatory raids would continue right up to the proposed 11:00 pm (2000 GMT) Tuesday start-time for a five-day ceasefire, "if they continue to fire their rockets towards our cities, our population".
Saudi Arabia made the ceasefire offer on Friday after more than six weeks of air strikes but said the rebels would also have to abide by it.
