Tornado fighter jet crashes in Saudi Arabia
Friday - July 13, 2018 4:28 am ,
Category : WORLD
Riyadh July 13 (IANS) A Saudi Tornado fighter jet crashed in Assir region in Saudi Arabia because of a technical fault officials said on Thursday.
The crash occurred when the jet affiliated to the Saudi Royal Air Forces inflicted a technical defect as it was returning from a training mission Xinhua quoted Turki Al-Maliki spokesperson of the Sauid-led coalition involved in the war in Yemen as saying.
The pilots escaped unhurt he said.
Saudi Arabia has been engaged in a war against Houthi militias in Yemen to support the Yemeni elected government for the last three years.
--IANS qd
The crash occurred when the jet affiliated to the Saudi Royal Air Forces inflicted a technical defect as it was returning from a training mission Xinhua quoted Turki Al-Maliki spokesperson of the Sauid-led coalition involved in the war in Yemen as saying.
The pilots escaped unhurt he said.
Saudi Arabia has been engaged in a war against Houthi militias in Yemen to support the Yemeni elected government for the last three years.
--IANS qd
