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Military helicopter crashes in Türkiye's Malatya, causing fatalities
Authorities say the helicopter wreckage has been located and search and rescue operations have begun immediately.
Military helicopter crashes in Türkiye's Malatya, causing fatalities
S-70 helicopter crashes in Turkish city of Malatya. / AA

Four military personnel have been martyred in an S-70-type helicopter crash in Türkiye's eastern province of Malatya, the country’s National Defence Ministry said.

“As a result of the crash of our S-70-type helicopter in Malatya for an as-yet undetermined reason four of our heroic comrades-in-arms on the helicopter were martyred.” the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.the ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

The ministry earlier said the helicopter wreckage had been located and search and rescue operations had immediately begun.

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No further details were immediately available.

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