Four soldiers killed in helicopter crash in Turkey

Four soldiers were killed in the crash of a military helicopter S-70 in the Turkish province of Malatya. This was reported by the Ministry of Defense of Turkey.

The aircraft fell on the evening of November 12 in the area of Samanka district of Yeshilgyurt. The cause of the incident has not yet been established. All four of the dead were on board the helicopter.

After the fall, a fire began, the flames spread to a nearby residential building. Firefighters, doctors and rescuers were sent to the place. The fire managed to extinguish those injured on the ground, according to the Associated Press, no.

Earlier, the Turkish defense Ministry said that rescue services found the wreckage of the helicopter and began searching. The ministry later confirmed the deaths of four soldiers.