RIYADH, Sept. 25 (Reuters) – (This Sept. 25 story has been refiled to correct name of spokesperson in paragraph 2)
Bahrain’s state news agency BNA reported on Monday that two Bahraini military personnel were killed and several others injured in a Houthi drone attack on Saudi-led coalition forces near Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen.
The Saudi-led military alliance condemned the attack and said it followed other hostile acts by the group, including attacks on power distribution facilities and police stations near the border, according to a statement from coalition spokesman General Turki al-Malki. Ta.
BNA cited a statement from Bahrain’s military saying an officer and a soldier were killed.
There was no immediate comment from the Houthis.
The incident represented a major escalation after more than a year of relative calm in Yemen as peace efforts gained momentum. This could jeopardize talks between Saudi Arabia and Houthi officials, who have just renegotiated a potential deal to end the conflict in Yemen.
“Such repeated hostile and provocative actions are inconsistent with the active efforts being made to reach a comprehensive political solution aimed at ending the crisis,” the coalition statement said. , it added that it reserves the right to respond at the appropriate time. And the location.
The Houthis have been fighting a Saudi-led coalition since 2015, a conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people and left 80% of Yemen’s population reliant on humanitarian aid.
The Saudi government last week welcomed “positive results” from its first face-to-face talks with Houthi leaders over five days in Riyadh.
The U.S. Embassy in Bahrain sent a message of condolence to the families of the victims and said it stood by its longtime ally.
Report by Omar Abdel-Razek. Written by Aziz El Yaakobi.Editing: Chizu Nomiyama, Allison Williams, Rami Ayyub
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