United States Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that ‘the circumstances of the incident are being investigated’, but ruled out ‘hostile fire’ or ‘friendly fire’
Four crew members of an American KC-135 refueling plane died after , announced this Friday (13) the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), which reported an accident.
“Four of the six crew members on board the plane have died; rescue operations continue,” CENTCOM, responsible for United States forces in the Middle East, reported on the social network X.
“The circumstances of the incident are being investigated. But the loss of the aircraft is not due to hostile fire or friendly fire,” CENTCOM insisted, although the Iran attributes the attack to an allied group.
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*With information from AFP