Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14, state new agency says

AL-MONITOR
Jun 28, 2026
FILE PHOTO: General view of Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of Saudi Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File Photo — Ahmed Jadallah

June 28 (Reuters) - Fourteen people were killed on Sunday after a helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Aramco crashed in Ras Tanura, the Saudi state news agency reported, adding that the cause was unknown and an investigation is ongoing.

(Reporting by Eman AbouhassiraEditing by David Goodman)

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