Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14, state new agency says

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 — 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.

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Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14, state new agency says

Saudi Aramco helicopter crash kills 14, state new agency says

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