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Helicopter Crash Kills All 14 People on Board Including Man Planning His Summer Wedding
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- A helicopter crash in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia, killed all 14 people on board, all Saudi nationals, according to state media and the Saudi Press Agency.
- The aircraft belonged to Aramco, the national oil company, and crashed around 6 a.m. local time on June 28 near one of the Middle East's largest oil refineries.
- Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash, and the Ministry of Energy expressed condolences to the victims' families.
- Ras Tanura had recently resumed crude oil loading after a four-month halt due to regional instability, following a U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- The crash follows a series of recent fatal helicopter accidents worldwide, including incidents in Brazil and the U.S. involving multiple casualties.
