Houthis have sent hundreds of militants to the site of the downed aircraft in search of the pilot, who is still missing, the newspaper said on its official Twitter page in the early hours of Sunday.
The newspaper reports the plane to be a US-made F-16, although the Royal Saudi Air Force is not equipped with such planes. The Air Force's inventory does include F-15s, and the fuel tank photographed among the wreckage may belong to this plane.
#Breaking #Saudi F16 jet shot down in Bani Hareth, Sanaa. Pilot missing, Houthis seize TWO unused missiles. #Yemen pic.twitter.com/7ITN9eqsht
— Yemen Post Newspaper (@YemenPostNews) May 24, 2015
#Breaking NEW FOOTAGE from the downed #Saudi fighter jet in Sanaa outskirts. Pilot still missing #Yemen #اليمن pic.twitter.com/izZsY9E8hF
— Yemen Post Newspaper (@YemenPostNews) May 24, 2015
The report has not been officially confirmed.
#Breaking Houthis send 100's of militants to sight of downed #Saudi F16 in Sanaa outskirts in search for missing pilot. #Yemen #اليمن
— Yemen Post Newspaper (@YemenPostNews) May 24, 2015
MAP: This is the approximate location that a Saudi air force F-16 was reportedly shot down in #Yemen tonight. pic.twitter.com/qQurKcBZAG
— Conflict News (@rConflictNews) 24 мая 2015
Yemen has been in a state of civil war since 2014, when the opposition Shiite Houthis took control of large parts of the country, prompting President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi to seek safe haven in Saudi Arabia.
In late April, the coalition announced it would end its military operation in the country, but the airstrikes have continued. On the ground, Houthis have been opposed by forces loyal to Hadi.
