RIYADH, Jul 27 (NNN-SPA) – An F-15SA fighter jet, of the Royal Saudi Air Force, crashed during a training session yesterday, killing the crew on board.
Turki Al-Malki, spokesman of the Saudi Defence Ministry, said that, the crash happened near the King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, around 800 kilometres south-west of the capital, Riyadh.
Al-Malki said that, an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the crash.
The F-15SA is a two-seater fighter jet. Saudi Arabia has not revealed the exact number of those killed in the crash.