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UAE says fighter jet missing in Yemen

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ANI Dubai
Last Updated : Mar 14 2016 | 2:57 PM IST

A United Arab Emirates fighter plane taking part in Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has gone missing said the UAE armed forces in a statement on Monday.

The statement was given on the state news agency WAM without giving any further details, reports Dawn.

The statement said that the jet taking part in the fighting was lost.

The coalition of Arab states with Riyadh and entered Yemen's civil war a year ago, in an attempt to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi position after Houthi rebels and forces loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh ousted him from power.

As per reports, at least two jets from the alliance have crashed since the start of the campaign.

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First Published: Mar 14 2016 | 2:32 PM IST

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