Saudi Aramco helicopter crashes, all 14 passengers killed
Key takeaways
- Saudi Arabian media report that the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura on the country's eastern coast early on Sunday.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5GClo Saudi Arabian media reported that all 14 people on board the oil company helicopter had died (FILE: September 18, 2023)Image: Artur Widak/Nur Photo/picture alliance Advertisement.
- "Investigations are under way, with the participation of relevant authorities, to determine the causes of the helicopter crash," the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing an unnamed official at the Energy Ministry.
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Saudi Arabian media report that the helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura on the country's eastern coast early on Sunday. It said that all 14 Saudi nationals on board were killed, and the cause of the crash was unclear.
https://p.dw.com/p/5GClo Saudi Arabian media reported that all 14 people on board the oil company helicopter had died (FILE: September 18, 2023)Image: Artur Widak/Nur Photo/picture alliance Advertisement. A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed on Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia's eastern coast, west of the Strait of Hormuz, early on Sunday morning, Saudi Arabia's state news agency reported.
The company had resumed loadings at Ras Tanura on Friday — after months of inactivity amid the US-Iran war and blockages in the Strait of Hormuz — trying to capitalize on a provisional and faltering preliminary agreement between Iran and the US.