Middle East: American helicopter crashes in Arabian Sea, two pilots rescued by army

An American Apache helicopter crashed near the coast of Oman in the Middle East this Monday, June 8, without knowing the circumstances of the accident at this stage. The two pilots on board are “safe and sound”.

An Apache helicopter of the American army crashed this Monday, June 8 near the coast of Oman, in the Middle East, not far from the Strait of Hormuz still subject to a blockade as part of the conflict in the region. The two pilots on board were rescued “safe and sound within approximately two hours and are in stable condition,” US Central Command said in a statement.

“On June 8 at 7:33 p.m. (2:33 a.m. Paris time), two crew members of a US Army AH-64 Apache helicopter were rescued by US forces after their aircraft crashed near from the coasts of Oman while they were patrolling regional waters”, it is specified.

Asked about this by journalists, after attending an NBA finals game in New York, President Donald Trump reaffirmed that the pilots were “fine”. “No one is injured,” he said without giving other details. While hostilities between Iran and Israel resumed this weekend, the circumstances of the accident are not yet known at this stage.

Un hélicoptère d’attacke

After 100 days of war and the entry into force on April 8 of a fragile ceasefire, explosions and alerts rang out again in Tehran and Tel Aviv this Sunday and Monday.

Donald Trump, who is seeking a way out of this unpopular conflict in the United States as the mid-term elections approach, urged the two countries to cease hostilities “immediately”. The American president assured this Tuesday that American diplomacy was in the “final efforts” with a view to concluding an agreement with Iran to end the conflict in the Gulf.

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American Apache helicopters have already been used to attack Iranian boats as part of the American blockade of Iranian ports, recalls CNN. These attack aircraft are mainly used for precision strikes, close air support and aerial reconnaissance, specifies the Central Command of the United States on its site.