A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday.
The British navy-affiliated UKMTO said on Sunday that it has received a report of an incident northeast of Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates, where a tug sailing southbound reported being struck by two unknown projectiles.
One minor injury was reported, and the tug has sustained damage; however, it is continuing on its route, UKMTO added.
Eight Yemeni soldiers were killed in the southern province of Lahj, the army announced late Saturday, amid continued fighting with the Houthi group.
The army-affiliated Tur al-Bahah Military Axis said in a statement that the soldiers were killed on the al-Maqatirah front in Lahj province.
The statement provided no further details, and there was no immediate comment from the Houthis.
The helicopter crashed in an area under the jurisdiction of the Saudi National Guard Ministry, the statement added.
Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a post on X earlier on Saturday that forces of the Yemen-based group had shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near Najran while it was carrying out what he described as hostile activities targeting Houthi positions along the border.
It was unclear whether the two sides were referring to the same helicopter.
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