2 pilots killed in Saudi coalition helicopter downing near Yemeni border
04:24PM Sat 22 Aug, 2015
Saudi officials have confirmed the death of two pilots in a crash of Apache helicopter in Jizan province bordering Yemen, refusing to announce the cause of the incident. Meanwhile Houthi forces fighting the Saudi-led coalition claimed responsibility for the downing.
The two Saudi pilots were killed while “performing their duty to protect the borders of the homeland against the attacking rebels,” the Joint Forces Command has announced in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
The military did not announce any details or causes of the crash, saying the incident is still under investigation.
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