Saudi Arabia says 6 shells land close to border with Iraq, Kuwait

PanARMENIAN.Net - Six mortar shells landed near a remote Saudi border post close to Iraq and Kuwait on Wednesday, but caused no damage, the kingdom's border guard agency said on Thursday, November 21, according to Reuters.

"Six mortar shells fell in an uninhabited area near the new al-Auja border guard centre of Hafr al-Batin in the Eastern Province. Thank God no damage resulted from it," said General Mohammed al-Ghamdi, the border guard media spokesman, in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency.

Ghamdi said he had been in contact with border guards of "neighbouring countries" to take necessary measures to determine the source of mortar fire and prevent it recurring.

Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province shares around 60 km (38 miles) of border with Iraq near the town of Hafr al-Batin. The border area is deep in the desert, with no towns or villages nearby. The province also borders Kuwait.