19-11-2024 10:42 AM Jerusalem Timing

Pilot Killed in Yemen Army Jet Crash in Sanaa

Pilot Killed in Yemen Army Jet Crash in Sanaa

A pilot was killed after a Russian-made Yemeni military jet crashed into a residential district of the capital Sanaa on Monday

A pilot was killed after a Russian-made Yemeni military jet crashed into a residential district of the capital Sanaa on Monday, an army official told AFP.
  
The Sukhoi crashed into "Al-Asbahi residential district in southern Sanaa," the official said without providing further details.
  
The plane had also been identified as a Sukhoi SU-22 attack aircraft, and had been on a training mission. An air base is located near the Sanaa international airport, just 15 kilometers (nine miles) north of the capital.