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Arab coalition fighter jet crashes in Saudi

Jeddah - The fighter jet is affiliated with the Saudi Royal Air Force.

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Published: Fri 13 Jul 2018, 10:15 AM

Last updated: Fri 13 Jul 2018, 1:50 PM

An Arab coalition fighter jet crashed in Saudi's Assir region early Thursday morning. 
Col. Turki Al Maliki, the Official Spokesman of the Coalition Forces (Coalition Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen), said that at 4.41am, a Tornado fighter jet from the Arab Coalition forces, affiliated with the Saudi Royal Air Force, suffered a technical defect as it was returning from a training mission.
"The pilots escaped to safety," said Al Maliki as quoted by the Saudi Press Agency.
 


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