At least 20 killed after Turkish military plane crashes in Georgia
Rescue operations were launched following the crash of a Turkish C-130 military cargo plane near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. The plane, carrying Turkish personnel, crashed while en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey.
[translate:Turkey’s national defence minister said in a post on X, ” One of our C130 military cargo aircraft, which was taking off from Azerbaijan to come to our country, has crashed at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border. Search and rescue operations have begun in coordination with the authorities of Azerbaijan and Georgia. It is respectfully announced to the public.”]
[translate:Azerbaycan’dan ülkemize gelmek üzere havalanan bir C130 askerî kargo uçağımız Gürcistan-Azerbaycan sınırında düşmüştür. Arama kurtarma çalışmalarına Azerbaycan ve Gürcistan makamları ile koordineli olarak başlanmıştır.Kamuoyuna saygıyla duyurulur.#MillîSavunmaBakanlığı]
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed condolences, calling the victims “our martyrs.” Reuters quoted him saying, “God willing, we will overcome this crash with minimum hardships. May God rest the soul of our martyrs, and let us be with them through our prayers.”
The President’s Office and the defence ministry have not released detailed information about the victims, but local media reported the presence of both Turkish and Azeri personnel onboard.
Summary: A Turkish military cargo plane crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border, killing at least 20 people, with coordinated rescue efforts underway and condolences expressed by Turkey’s President Erdogan.
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