Key facts
- A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in Najran on Sunday.
- Two crew members were killed in the crash.
- The Saudi-led coalition cited a technical malfunction.
- The Houthi military spokesman claimed to have shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter on Saturday.
A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia on Sunday due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said. The helicopter crashed in an area under the jurisdiction of the Saudi National Guard Ministry. Earlier on Saturday, Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed forces of the Yemen-based group had shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near Najran while it was carrying out hostile activities targeting Houthi positions along the border. It was unclear if the two sides were referring to the same helicopter.