1 killed, 1 injured after Malaysia's military jet crash
Nov 16, 2021
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): A jet belonging to the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) crashed on Tuesday night, leaving one member of the country's military killed and another injured, Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said.
Hishammuddin said in a brief statement on Twitter that the RMAF has been directed to investigate and submit a detailed report on the incident.
Separately, the RMAF confirmed the incident, involving one of its Hawk fighter jets, occurred at around 10:07 p.m. local time at the runway of the Butterworth Air Base in Penang state, according to state news agency Bernama.
"RMAF is now taking immediate action and will announce developments regarding this accident," it said. (ANI/Xinhua)
