JEDDAH: Two pilots were evacuated from the operations area in Yemen after a warplane crashed due to a technical fault, the Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday.
A joint search and rescue operation was conducted to save the two pilots, Captain Fahad M. Al-Hoqbani and Captain Abdullah H. Al-Zeer.
A coalition spokesman, Col. Turki Al-Maliki, said that at 3:40 p.m. on Sunday, one of the Saudi Royal Air Force fighter aircrafts crashed due to a technical fault after conducting an operational task in Yemen.
“The two pilots survived the crash,” he said.
“The command of the joint forces of the coalition has carried out a special joint operation to evacuate the pilots from the area their plane crashed. Land and air forces took part in the operation and the pilots were evacuated into the Kingdom,” he said.
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Two Coalition pilots evacuated after jet crash in Yemen
Two Coalition pilots evacuated after jet crash in Yemen
US embassy in Riyadh attacked with drones: Saudi defense ministry
- The embassy issued a shelter in place notice for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam
RIYADH: US embassy in Riyadh was targeted by drones, resulting in a small fire and minor damage to the building, Saudi Ministry of Defense said.
US embassy in Riyadh was empty at the time of the strike, and no injuries were reported yet.
The embassy issued a shelter in place notice for Jeddah, Riyadh and Dammam.
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