Saudi 'attack'
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The agency, quoting an unidentified source at the General Command of the Qatari armed forces, said a Qatari corporal and an Egyptian soldier were killed in the attack at the post of al-Khofous.
An official Saudi spokesman in Riyadh denied the report, saying the incident was a clash between Bedouin tribesmen.
The post is in a desert region about 130km (80 miles) from the Qatari capital, Doha.
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