United Arab Emirates military plane crashes during training
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The military of the United Arab Emirates says a military aircraft has crashed during a training flight in the Gulf country, killing two onboard.
The military's general command announced the accident in a brief statement Sunday. It says the pilot and an instructor were killed.
The statement did not say what type of aircraft was involved or where or when the crash happened.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The seven-state Emirates federation has one of the Arab world's best-equipped militaries. It is part of the U.S.-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, and a Saudi-led force battling Shiite rebels in Yemen.
Its armed forces include F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighter planes as well as several types of transport aircraft, helicopters and trainers.