A pilot and his assistant were killed in a crash of a military aircraft in the UAE, the General Command of the UAE Armed Forces said on Sunday.

The plane went down during a training flight over the UAE.

“The accident resulted in the death of the crew consisting of a pilot and instructor and authorities are conducting investigations to determine the cause of the accident," said a statement issued by state news agency Wam.

No further details, including the location of the crash and the type of aircraft or when the crash happened, have been released.

Source : MENA