Dubai, Jul 26 (AP) A Saudi F-15SA fighter jet crashed during a training exercise Wednesday, killing the crew on board, the kingdom said.

A statement carried by the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the crash happened near the King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait, some 815 kilometres southwest of the capital, Riyadh.

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Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Turki al-Malki said in the statement that an investigation was underway to determine the cause of the crash.

The F-15SA is a two-seat fighter jet. Saudi Arabia did not immediately acknowledge the number of those killed in the crash.

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The Royal Saudi Air Force flies dozens of the McDonnell Douglas fighter jet in its fleet. (AP)

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