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RIYADH, July 12 (Xinhua) -- A Saudi Tornado fighter jet crashed in Assir region in Saudi Arabia because of a technical fault, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Thursday.
The crash occurred when the jet affiliated to the Saudi Royal Air Forces inflicted a technical defect as it was returning from a training mission, said Turki Al-Maliki, spokesperson of the Sauid-led coalition involved in the war in Yemen, in a statement.
The pilots escaped unhurt, it said.
Saudi Arabia has been engaged in a war against Houthi militias in Yemen to support the Yemeni elected government for the last three years.
