Riyadh: A Jordanian F-16 warplane crashed in Saudi Arabia yesterday but its pilot survived. "Technical reasons" caused the crash of the US-built aircraft in the Najran district on the Saudi side of the border with Yemen, the coalition said. It added that the pilot was in good condition. The rebels' Al Masirah television website claimed that the fighter-bomber had been shot down by "anti-aircraft defences". He was the second Emirati soldier in a week to die in Yemen, raising to around 80 the number of troops from the UAE killed in coalition operations against the Houthis and their allies. The coalition launched air strikes, and other military assistance nearly two years ago
