Four soldiers have been killed in a military helicopter crash in Istanbul, Turkish media reports.
By Associated Press Reporter
November 26 2018 8:58 AM
Four soldiers have been killed in a military helicopter crash in Istanbul, Turkish media reports.
The helicopter crashed between two apartment blocks in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe neighbourhood and split into two.
A fifth soldier on board was taken to hospital.
Anadolu Agency said the helicopter, which was on a training mission, hit the roof of a building and then crashed.
Sancaktepe is on the Asian side of the city, which straddles two continents.
No-one else was hurt in the crash.
The cause of the accident was not immediately clear.
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