The Security Spokesman of the Ministry of Interior said in a statement "At 10:20 am today, Al-Mesyal Post at Dhahran Al-Janoub in Asir Region was hit by military shells fired from Yemeni territories." "The situation necessitated countering the attacks and coordinating with ground forces to deal with the sources of shells fired from Yemen. The shell launch pads were destroyed and the situation was under control," the Security Spokesman said. As a result, Corporal Ahmed Jafar Hassan Al-Majeshi, First Private Mohammed Ali Yasin Al-Amri and First Private Hassan Nasser Mohammed Bashiri were martyred. Seven members of Border Guard were injured and taken to hospital, the Security Spokesman concluded.