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1st LD: UAE military plane crashes during training, crew killed

Xinhua, May 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) General Command of the Armed Forces in Abu Dhabi said on Sunday noon a military aircraft crashed during a training flight in the country, Emirati state news agency WAM reported.

The accident resulted in the death of the crew which consisted of a pilot and an instructor, said the report, adding that the authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

No further details about the type of the plane or the crash site are released.

The UAE air force is part of a Saudi-led pan-Arab military coalition which has been fighting Yemen's Shiite Houthi group since March 2015. Enditem