A Qatari military helicopter has crashed in Qatar and led to death of six of the seven people in it.
The last occupant has yet to be accounted for as of the time of this report.
The helicopter crashed due to “technical malfunction” in Qatari waters during a “routine duty”, Qatar’s defence ministry wrote on X.
PREMIUM TIMES reports that Qatar, which used to pride itself as a mediator on global conflicts, has found itself in the middle of the US and Israel’s war on Iran.
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Iran has fired dozens of missiles and drones at Qatar and damaged a major gas facility, but says it is targeting US bases and interests in the country.
Qatar had announced that it had shot down many Iranian drones and missiles over it’s territory. It is not clear if the crashed helicopter was involved in efforts to shoot down Iranian drones.
The Qatari ministry did not provide further details.
Details later…