A helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed Sunday in Ras Tanura on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast, killing 14 Saudi citizens, the kingdom’s official press agency reported.
The Saudi Press Agency, citing an official at the Energy Ministry, said the aircraft crashed in Ras Tanura in the country’s east, west of the Strait of Hormuz.
“The accident claimed the lives of all 14 passengers, all Saudi citizens,” the agency said.
The cause of the crash was not yet known, and an investigation was underway with the participation of relevant authorities to determine what caused the helicopter to crash.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy extended its “deepest condolences and sincere sympathies to the families of the victims.”
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