DUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's Shi'ite rebels have captured an unspecified number of Saudi soldiers, a rebel spokesman told Al Jazeera television on Friday, following clashes near the border between the two countries.

"We will carry out interviews with them (for the media) ... they will be treated with respect," Mohammed Abdel-Salam told Al Jazeera television by telephone..

(Reporting by Inal Ersan; Editing by Charles Dick)