Saudi Arabia offers condolences to Italy over military helicopter crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has expressed its sincere condolences and sympathy to the families of those killed, as well as to the government and people of Italy, following the crash of a military helicopter in Bosnia and Herzegovina during a joint training operation involving European Union forces.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom's solidarity with the families of…
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs has expressed condolences and sympathy to the government, people, and families of Italy following a military helicopter crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The incident occurred during a joint training operation involving European Union forces. The ministry expressed solidarity with the victims' families and those injured, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
Separately, a Saudi-led coalition spokesman, Major General Turki Al-Malki, stated that coalition forces intercepted and destroyed a drone launched by Houthis over the southern region of Saudi Arabia.
According to the Jerusalem Post, the US embassy has warned US citizens of potential further attacks, noting that US government employees now require special authorization to use Saudi airports following recent drone and missile attacks. Free Malaysia Today reported that Washington has ordered non-emergency American diplomatic personnel and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, a move following attacks by Yemen's Houthis against civilian infrastructure, energy installations, and airports, including Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport.
Brief written by urgent.news from Saudi Gazette, Middle East Eye, Free Malaysia Today, Ajel English, Jerusalem Post — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
