Morocco F-16 Crash is due to technical problems or human error

New development in the crash of the Moroccan F-16 of Arab coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen. According to the spokesman of that coalition, technical failure or human error caused the crash of the Moroccan military plane, but the plane was not shot down by the rebels.

“We are really sure that (F-16) has not been shot,” said to AFP the Brigadier General ,Ahmed al-Assiri, the spokesman of the coalition. According to al-Assiri, the pilot of F-16, which has been missing, was part of a training and other aircraft “have not noticed fire from the ground.”

On Monday, the Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down the Moroccan combat plane. A version not yet confirmed in Morocco. This morning, the General Directorate of the Royal Armed Forces played the card of caution saying that “the authentication of this flow of information and confirmation that it is the missing pilot and aircraft are made difficult that the crash site is in enemy territory. ”