Two Saudi pilots died on Wednesday when their fighter plane crashed during a training flight at an airbase in Jamis Mushait, in southern Saudi Arabia, near the border with Yemen, according to a statement from the kingdom's Defense Ministry. Arab.

Department spokesman Turki al-Maliki said in the note that the Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jet crashed as a result of “an accident” during a training flight at the King's Air Base. Khaled of Jamis Mushait.

The accident occurred at 2:28 p.m. local time (11:28 GMT) and caused “the death of the entire crew of the combat plane,” which included two people. Also, Al Maliki said that an investigation committee has been formed to find out the details and reasons for this unusual incident.

The F-15 combat planes, made in the United States, are widely used in Saudi Arabia and two people always travel in them: the pilot and a weapons systems officer.