{"id":"4dab0dac-8dc4-4a7d-a306-19b89bda2a63","url":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/saudi-helicopter-crashes-due-technical-malfunction-coalition-spokesman","domain":"middleeasteye.net","outlet":{"name":"Middle East Eye","country":"GB","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Saudi helicopter crashes in Najran, killing two crew members","plainHeadline":"Saudi AH-6i helicopter crash in Najran kills two crew","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["An AH-6i helicopter crashed in Najran, Saudi Arabia, due to a technical malfunction.","Two crew members were killed in the crash, according to a coalition spokesman.","The incident occurred in an area under the jurisdiction of the Saudi National Guard Ministry.","The statement was issued by Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki, spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition.","The crash was reported on 18 October 2026."],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-18T03:34:59.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-18T04:36:16.286Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/4c5d044c-ad10-4d3f-90cf-f3be59c8c6d9","storyId":"4c5d044c-ad10-4d3f-90cf-f3be59c8c6d9","image":"https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/2026-10/yemen-saudi-attack.jpg","author":"Hilal Saki","dek":"A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday."}