UAE chopper crashes in Yemen, four soldiers died

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Abu Dhabi, August 11 (TNS): Four soldiers of United Arab Emirates army were killed when their helicopter crashed during a mission in Yemen, the UAE military confirmed on Saturday.

The Saudi-led coalition, fighting against rebel group in Yemen, said that the pilot of the chopper had been forced to make an emergency landing resulting casualties.

According to the UAE military statement, four soldiers of its army killed when the helicopter crashed in the southern province of Shabwa following a technical problem in the aircraft.