Saudi Arabia's F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes

Saudi Arabia announced Monday the crash of an F-15 fighter jet belonging to air forces during a routine training mission due to technical failure.

Defense Ministry spokesperson Turki al-Maliki said "an Air Force F-15 fighter plane crashed at the training ground at King Abdulaziz Air Base in the east of the country, the pilot and co-pilot survived the accident through ejection seats," according to the Saudi Arabian official news agency SPA.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

_{Source: Anadolu}