Col. Turki Al-Maliki, The Official Spokesman of the Coalition Forces (Coalition Supporting the Legitimacy in Yemen), said that at 04:41 a.m. early Thursday, a Tornedo fighter of the Coalition, affiliated to the Saudi Royal Air Forces, inflicted a technical defect as it was returning from a training mission, resulting in its crash in Assir Region.
”Pilots, thanks to God the Almighty, escaped to safety,” said Col. Al-Maliki as quoted by the Saudi Press Agency.