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Military helicopter crashes in southern Turkey, killing 4
The Sikorsky S-70 crashed for unknown reasons, and the Turkish Defense Ministry said four military personnel were killed.
- On Thursday, a military helicopter crashed in Samankoy, a neighborhood on the southern outskirts of Malatya, Turkey, killing four personnel, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
- An accident involving their military S-70 helicopter occurred for reasons not yet determined, the ministry stated in a social media post following the evening crash.
- Police, firefighters and medical teams responded to the scene, where TV images showed the helicopter wreckage burning near buildings with flames spreading to a nearby house.
- The Demiroren News Agency confirmed no ground casualties, while the Turkish Armed Forces offered prayers for the 'martyred' personnel and their grieving families.
- Widely used as a transport helicopter by militaries globally, the Sikorsky S-70 includes the Black Hawk variant, which can carry up to 11 soldiers plus air crew.
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Four Turkish soldiers lost their lives following an air accident in eastern Turkey. A S-70 military helicopter crashed near Malatya, and the causes that led to the tragedy have not yet been established.
Four soldiers died as a result of a helicopter crash in eastern Turkey, from still unknown causes, AFP reported on Thursday.
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Four soldiers died as a result of a helicopter crash in eastern Turkey, from still unknown causes, AFP reported on Thursday.
Four soldiers were killed when a Black Hawk military helicopter crashed near the city of Malatya in southeastern Turkey, Turkish media reported on Thursday evening.
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