UAE fighter jet crashed in Yemen, 2 pilots killed: coalition

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AFP Riyadh
Last Updated : Mar 14 2016 | 6:14 PM IST
Two Emirati pilots were killed when their fighter jet crashed today in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition is battling Iran-backed rebels, the alliance said.
The Mirage jet crashed at dawn "due to a technical fault," said the coalition statement published by Saudi state news agency SPA, hours after the United Arab Emirates said one of its jets had gone missing.

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First Published: Mar 14 2016 | 6:14 PM IST

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