Colonel Hassan Ghasoum Ageeli and a deputy sergeant died late on Friday in the Jazan district, and four other guards were wounded, the ministry said in a statement.
Ageeli is one of the most senior Saudi officers killed since March when the kingdom formed an Arab coalition to fight Yemen's army and houthi fighters.
The landmine blast damaged vehicles patrolling the border district, the ministry said. “After backup arrived, they were subject to heavy shooting from several locations inside the Yemeni border sparking a firefight,” the statement said.
The United Nations says nearly 4,900 people mainly civilians were killed, 22 thousand were injured and 1.5 million were displaced in Yemen due to Saudi aggression since late March.
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