RMAF Hawk 108 fighter jet: PM urges everyone to pray for safety

T K Letchumy Tamboo
Jun 15, 2017 07:01 MYT

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged everyone to pray for the safety of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) aircraft that has lost contact with base near the Terengganu-Pahang border around 11.30am today.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak today urged everyone to pray for the safety of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Hawk 108 training fighter jet that has lost contact with base near the Terengganu-Pahang border around 11.30am today.

In a Twitter post, Najib said he was informed about the situation and confirmed that that search and rescue (SAR) operation is underway.

Maklum mngenai pesawat @airforcenextgen yg dilapor terputus hubungan. Operasi mencari & menyelamat tlh dimulakan, sama2 kita doakan selamat
— Mohd Najib Tun Razak (@NajibRazak) June 15, 2017

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RMAF, in a statement released around 12.35pm today, said the aircraft took off from the Kuantan air force base at 11am and lost contact half an hour later.

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