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2 Saudi officers killed in helicopter crash near Yemen; Cairo vows support for Riyadh
The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis on Sunday said two officers were killed when their helicopter crashed near the Yemen border, after the group claimed it shot the aircraft down. Meanwhile, Egypt is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security and stability, the presidency said on Sunday. The coalition blamed a “technical malfunction” for the helicopter crash, which inflicted its first military fatalities since the long-running conflict with the Houthis reignited in July. The incident comes a week after strikes by the