自杀炸弹杀手炸死两名沙特边境警卫

Saudi officials say a suicide bomber has killed two border guards and wounded a third in an attack near the Iraqi border.

The Interior Ministry said the attack early Monday in Arar began with the bomber and another "terrorist" shooting at a border patrol. The guards returned fire, killing one person. The bomber detonated his explosives.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility.

Saudi Arabia has been taking part in the U.S.-led coalition carrying out airstrikes against the Islamic State group in Syria.

Since late September, U.S. and Saudi forces, along with those from Jordan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, have conducted more than 600 airstrikes targeting the militants who took over large areas in Syria and Iraq.

伊拉克内政部说，星期一清晨，这名炸弹杀手和另一名“恐怖分子”向一个边境哨所开枪射击。警卫予以回击，打死一人。炸弹杀手引爆炸药。

目前还没有人声称对事件负责。

沙特阿拉伯一直在参加美国为首的联军对叙利亚境内伊斯兰国组织的空中打击行动。

去年9月以来，美国、沙特阿拉伯以及约旦、巴林和阿联酋等国对夺取了叙利亚和伊拉克大片地区的极端分子进行了600多次空袭。