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RIYADH, Nov 8 (KUNA) -- Saudi regular forces have mopped up border regions
clearing pockets of infiltrators and restoring conditions in these areas to
normalcy, a senior official announced on Sunday.
Prince Khaled Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, the assistant minister of defense
for military affairs, said in a statement after he toured border military
positions located close to the border with Yemen, that the personnel were
abiding by instructions of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King
Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, to refrain from assaulting individuals without
provocation.
The kingdom has a single red line, which is safeguarding the national
sovereignty, he said, vowing to "cut off the hand" that might seek to infringe
on the national territories.
All regions along the border have been evacuated of civilians, he declared,
indicating that a 10-km-wide security belt has been established along the
border.
He affirmed that suspicious elements who might venture into the security
belt would be targeted by the Saudi forces. (pickup previous)
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