UPDATE 3-UAE says death toll rises to 45 soldiers killed in Yemen attack - state news agency

Sept 4 (Reuters) - Forty-five soldiers from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were killed on Friday while taking part in a Saudi-led military campaign in Yemen against Houthi forces, the United Arab Emirates' state news agency WAM said.

It was the deadliest attack on Gulf Arab forces since the offensive began.

(Editing by Angus MacSwan)

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