One killed, three wounded in Saudi-Pakistani military training

Published April 9th, 2015 - 12:51 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

One soldier was killed and three others wounded Wednesday in a live-fire military exercise between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, AFP reported. 

Saudi state media said a "non-commissioned officer has died and three other officers have sustained injuries" during training in the southwest city of Baha, but didn't say which countries the soldiers were from. 

The incident comes while Pakistan is still deciding whether to join the Saudi-led coalition's operation in Yemen, after Saudi Arabia had asked Pakistan to contribute planes and ground troops. The two countries have been allies for years but Pakistan has yet to support the airstrikes. 

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