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Bahraini warplane taking part in Yemen war crashes in Saudi Arabia: Coalition

Published: 30 Dec 2015 - 11:46 am | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 11:47 pm
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DUBAI: A Bahraini F-16 jet taking part in a military campaign in Yemen crashed in southern Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to a coalition statement on the Saudi state news agency.

"A pilot from the Bahraini contingent participating in the coalition survived after the fall of his F16 plane in the Jizan
region this morning due to a technical malfunction," the statement said.

Reuters