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4 Turkish military personnel killed in S-70 helicopter crash in Turkish city Malatya

Verified: 7 outlets in 7 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Turkey. 4 killed, according to 5 outlets.

📍 Malatya, TR·🕐 45m ago·7 outlets

Baku, November 12, AZERTAC Four military personnel were killed when an S-70-type helicopter crashed in Türkiye's eastern province of Malatya for reasons yet to be determined, Anadolu Agency reported citing the National Defense Ministry on Thursday."The crash of our S-70-type helicopter in Malatya for an as-yet undetermined reason resulted in the deaths of four of our military comrades," the ministry said in a statement.The ministry earlier said the helicopter wreckage had been located, and search and rescue operations had immediately begun.No further details were immediately available.

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Killed: 45 outlets: azertag.az, gulfnews.com +3· latest Nov 12, 6:49 PM UTC
Military helicopter crash in Turkey leaves four dead ↗

The story so far · 5 reports · · 7 countries✓ Verified Nov 12, 5:45 PM UTC

1 outlet from Turkey, where the story is: Turkish Minute · how we count

Nov 12, 5:42 PM UTCFirst report
Turkey helicopter crash kills four military personnel gulfnews.com ↗
Nov 12, 5:45 PM UTC+3 min
Military helicopter crash kills 4 in eastern Turkey turkishminute.com ↗
Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 5:45 PM UTC · +3 min
Nov 12, 6:16 PM UTC+34 min· you’re reading this
4 Turkish military personnel killed in S-70 helicopter crash in Turkish city Malatyaazertag.az ↗
Nov 12, 6:43 PM UTC+1 h
Military helicopter crashes in southern Turkey, killing 4 thehindu.com ↗
Nov 12, 6:49 PM UTC+1 h
Military helicopter crash in Turkey leaves four dead independent.co.uk ↗

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