Turkiye helicopter crash in Malatya province kills 4

Turkiye helicopter crash in Malatya province kills 4

A military helicopter crashed in eastern Turkiye, resulting in the deaths of four personnel. The incident’s cause is still unknown, and search-and-rescue operations were promptly initiated.

ISTANBUL: Four military personnel were killed when a helicopter crashed in eastern Turkiye for reasons that remain unclear, the defense ministry said on Thursday.

“Four of our heroic comrades-in-arms on board were martyred when our S-70 helicopter crashed in Malatya for reasons that have not yet been determined,” the ministry said in a statement.

The wreckage was located and search-and-rescue operations launched immediately after the crash, it added.

The ministry offered condolences to the families of the victims.

In brief

ISTANBUL: Four military personnel were killed when a helicopter crashed in eastern Turkiye for reasons that remain unclear, the defense ministry said on Thursday. “Four of our heroic comrades-in-arms on board were martyred when our S-70 helicopter crashed in Malatya for reasons that have not yet been determined,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry offered condolences to the families of the victims.

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