Two Saudi military officers were killed on Sunday when a reconnaissance helicopter crashed in the southern Saudi region of Najran. The Saudi-led coalition attributed the crash to a technical malfunction.
In an official statement, the coalition confirmed that the AH-6i helicopter belonged to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of National Guard and crashed within Saudi territory.
Coalition spokesperson Major General Turki Al-Maliki said both officers aboard the aircraft died in the incident. However, their identities and further details surrounding the crash were not disclosed.
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The coalition cited a technical malfunction as the cause of the accident but did not provide additional information about the circumstances leading to the crash.
The statement concluded with the coalition extending its condolences to the families of the two officers who lost their lives.
Meanwhile, the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced early Sunday that it had intercepted and destroyed two Houthi ballistic missiles targeting Khamis Mushait and three drones over the Riyadh and Eastern regions.
Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki Al-Maliki said the two ballistic missiles were launched by the Houthi militia toward Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia.
He confirmed that coalition forces also intercepted and destroyed two drones over the Riyadh region and another over the Eastern Province.
Earlier, Saudi Civil Defense issued early warning alerts in Riyadh, Abha and Khamis Mushait before announcing that the danger had passed.