Saudi helicopter crashes, crew members killed

An official source at the Saudi ministry of defense and aviation said that at 3.30 a.m., at dawn, Sunday one of the Saudi Royal air force plane fell down at al-Qasim airport because of the bad weather conditions.

The source added the plane was on its way to rescue one person who was seized by the floods.

The source indicated that the incident resulted in killing the crew of the plane which is composed of three army officers and 4 soldiers.