Militært havari i Egypt

4 Egyptian, UAE officers killed in military jet crash

Two Egyptian military officers and two from the United Arab Emirates were killed when their plane crashed during a joint exercise in Egypt, official reports said.

Four army officers from both Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were killed Wednesday when a military plane crashed during a joint military drill in Egypt.

The crash took place at 17:00 GMT and was caused by a "technical problem", Egypt's army spokesman Mohamed Samir said in a Facebook statement.

He said two of the victims were Egyptian, while the other two were from the United Arab Emirates, noting that an investigation had been opened into the crash.

Egypt and the United Arab Emirates started a joint military drill on December 11, the latest in a series of training between the two countries.

The United Arab Emirates was among the first Arab countries to welcome the ouster by the military of elected president Mohamed Morsi last year.