Saudi Arabia’s Defence Ministry says four crew members were killed when their military helicopter crashed during a night training exercise in an area near the kingdom’s border with Iraq and Kuwait.
A short Defence Ministry statement issued early on Tuesday and carried by the official Saudi Press Agency did not offer a cause for the crash of the US-made Black Hawk helicopter in the Hafar al—Batin area.
It said authorities already have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the crash.
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The Ministry identified the deceased crew members as Lt. Col.Ali al-Arfaj, 1st Lt. Majid al-Fifeefi, 1st Lt. Jadie Qablan and technician Raed al—Jahni.
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