Summary Saudi authorities say they are in contact with their counterparts in Yemen to probe the attack.
RIYADH (AFP) - Two Saudi soldiers have been killed in a clash with unidentified gunmen who fired on them from across the border with Yemen, the interior ministry said.
A border guard patrol in the southwestern province of Asir "came under heavy gunfire on Wednesday morning from unknown sources inside Yemeni territory," said the ministry.
The attack triggered a gun battle which resulted in the death of sergeant Abdulrazaq al-Qhamidi and soldier Mohammed al-Qahtani, it said in a statement.
The Saudi authorities were coordinating with their counterparts in Yemen to investigate the attack.
The kingdom s long and porous border with Yemen is frequently crossed by smugglers as well as Islamists seeking to join Al-Qaeda militants in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation.
