UAE army chopper crashes in Yemen, crew killed

 The General Command of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces in Abu Dhabi said on Monday one of its military helicopter crashed, killing the pilot and co-pilot, Emirati state news agency

The two were among the UAE forces taking part in the Saudi-led coalition's operation in Yemen, said WAM.

No details about the type of helicopter and the cause of the crash were revealed.

The UAE is part of a Saudi-led coalition comprising nine Arab states to support Yemen's "legitimate" government of President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi.

The coalition has been bombing on a daily basis the Iranian-backed Shiite Houthi group across Yemen since March 26, when President Hadi fled to the Saudi capital Riyadh to take refuge

source : xinhua