Iran war: Saudi helicopter crash kills two as tanker attacks threaten Hormuz
Two Saudi military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash near Yemen on Sunday, as regional fighting intensified and tanker attacks threatened shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The Saudi-led coalition said an AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter crashed in Najran due to a technical malfunction, killing both crew members. Coalition spokesman Major General Turki al-Maliki said the aircraft crashed in an area under the Saudi National Guard Ministry’s jurisdiction.
The incident followed a claim by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree that the group had shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near Najran on Saturday. Al-Maliki rejected the claim.
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