A few minutes ago, a Turkish military helicopter crashed in the southeastern country, killing nine soldiers on board and injuring four others, according to the Defense Ministry.
In a statement, the ministry said that the helicopter has crashed in the town of Tatvan, in the predominantly Kurdish-populated Bitlis province. It wasn’t immediately clear what caused the crash.
The Cougar-type helicopter was on its way to Tatvan from the nearby province of Bingol when it disappeared from radar at 2:25 pm (1125 GMT), the ministry said. The injured soldiers were being evacuated to hospitals, it added.
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