Originally published on August 20, 2013 <br /><br />Saudi border guards opened fire Tuesday on a group of Yemeni tribesmen who attacked construction workers building Saudi Arabia's security fence on the border with Yemen, killing one tribesman and injuring another, a tribal chief said.<br /><br />According to Reuters, attack happened after construction resumed on a section of the border fence. "The construction has been often halted by protesting Yemeni tribesmen, who say the fence prevents local tribes from reaching pastures for their livestock," Reuters reports."<br /><br />"We were caught by surprise this morning when construction of the fence had resumed," tribal chief Hussein Abu Dadra told Reuters.<br /><br />"We fired on the construction company workers and the border guards fired back. We forced them to stop construction work."<br /><br />Saudi Interior Ministry spokesman Mansour al-Turki denied that the attack happened.<br />"There is nothing at the border. Everything is normal," he told Reuters.<br /><br />Saudi Arabia has been building a security fence along its volatile 1,800-kilometre border with Yemen since 2003."<br /><br />Yemen is home to one of al Qaeda's most active franchises and the Saudi Arabia sees the border, which is plagued by sandstorms, drought, gun runners and drug smugglers, as a major threat to its security.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />TomoNews is your daily source for top animated news. We've combined animation and video footage with a snarky personality to bring you the biggest and best stories from around the world.<br /><br />For news that's fun and never boring, visit our channel:<br />https://www.youtube.com/user/TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Subscribe to stay updated on all the top stories:<br />http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=TomoNewsUS<br /><br />Stay connected with us here:<br />Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Twitter @tomonewsus http://www.twitter.com/TomoNewsUS<br />Google+ http://gplus.to/TomoNewsUS
