Saudi Arabian F-15SA fighter jet crashes during exercise, killing crew aboard

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi F-15SA fighter jet has crashed during a training exercise, killing the crew on board. A statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the crash happened Wednesday near the ​​King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, some 815 kilometers southwest of the capital, Riyadh. Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki said in the statement that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the crash. The F-15SA is a two-seat fighter jet. Saudi Arabia did not immediately acknowledge the number of those killed in the crash. The Royal Saudi Air Force flies dozens of the McDonnell Douglas fighter jet in its fleet.