Yemeni forces down Saudi helicopter
Yemen's armed forces have downed a Saudi Apache helicopter using new technology and have filmed the operation, Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement on Friday.
"Yemen's air defenses have downed a Saudi Apache helicopter with a surface-to-air missile using new technology which we will unveil in the near future. It was shot down this morning in the Majaza area facing Asir while carrying out hostile operations," Saree said.
Saree added that two Saudi crew members had been killed. (ILKHA)
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