ANKARA: Local officials said that a military training plane has crashed in Turkey, killing the two pilots aboard.
According to the country’s defence ministry the plane took off from a military base in Kayseri on a training flight and later crashed. The ministry said that investigations are underway to ascertain the reasons for the mishap.
Footages on Turkish media showed black smoke billowing from a charred, half destroyed carcass of a plane in a field. State media reported that rescuers, firefighters and police rushed to the site.
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement via social media that he expressed deep condolences to the victims’ families. However, he did not provide more details about the crash.
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