Military Helicopter Crashes in Southern Türkiye, Killing 4
A military helicopter crashed in southern Türkiye on Thursday, killing four personnel, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The aircraft crashed for unknown reasons in Samankoy, a neighborhood on the southern outskirts of the provincial capital Malatya in the early evening. “As a result of an accident involving our S-70 helicopter in Malatya, for a reason not yet determined, 4 of our heroic comrades-in-arms aboard the helicopter were martyred,” the ministry said in a social media post.
A firefighting helicopter crashed into a river in Indonesia on 8 November while collecting water for wildfire operations, according to ABC News (Australia) and Brisbane Times. BBC News reported that an Indonesian crew member died and an Australian and a New Zealander were rescued; ABC News (Australia) named survivors Michael Betteridge and Hugh Page. Earlier reports, including Brisbane Times and wn.com, said a crew member was missing as a search continued, while Antara reported one death and two survivors.
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