Riyadh, June 28 (SANA) Fourteen people were killed when a Saudi Aramco helicopter crashed in Ras Tanura in eastern Saudi Arabia, the kingdom said on Sunday.

The Saudi Press Agency quoted an Energy Ministry official as saying all 14 people on board were Saudi citizens.

The official said investigations were underway in coordination with the relevant authorities to determine the technical causes of the crash.

Saudi Aramco, headquartered in Dhahran, is one of the world’s largest energy companies and a major supplier to global markets.

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