Two pilots killed in Saudi training aircraft crash

SANAA, Oct. 16 (YPA) – A Saudi military trainer aircraft crashed on Monday while it was on a training mission, northwest of the kingdom, killing its crew, the Saudi defense ministry said on Tuesday.

An investigation was opened into the cause of Monday’s crash of the British-manufactured Hawk; the SPA news agency quoted an official in the ministry as saying.

The crash took place in mysterious circumstances in Tabuk region.

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