12 Saudi army personnel killed in Yemen chopper crash

At least 12 Saudi military personnel killed – including four officers – when helicopter crashes in eastern Yemen

By Alaa Waleed

RIYADH (AA) - At least 12 Saudi military personnel were killed Tuesday -- including four officers -- when their helicopter crashed in eastern Yemen, Saudi-led coalition commanders have said.

According to a coalition statement, a U.S.-made Black Hawk helicopter belonging to the Saudi armed forces crashed in Yemen’s eastern Maarib province on Tuesday, killing 12 Saudi military personnel, including four high-ranking officers.

The cause of the crash is now being investigated, the statement added.

In 2015, Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies launched a massive military campaign to fight Yemen’s Shia Houthi militia group and support the country’s Saudi-backed government.

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