5 dead, 8 injured as military helicopter crashes in Turkey

5 dead, 8 injured as military helicopter crashes in Turkey

PanARMENIAN.Net - Five Turkish soldiers were killed and eight were injured on Sunday, July 22, when their helicopter crashed in southeastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, the military General Staff said, according to Today's Zaman.

The S-70 Sikorsky helicopter crashed after it appeared to lose power during a landing in a remote, mountainous area of Hakkari province, it said in a statement on its website.

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