According to the first information, the Turkish government attributes yesterday’s military helicopter accident to the bad weather, which cost the lives of 11 people, including a senior officer, in the east of the country.
“According to the first information and testimonies, the accident occurred due to bad weather conditions,” said the Turkish Minister of Defense. Hulusi Akar.
The minister clarified, however, that the exact cause of the accident can be announced only after a “detailed investigation”.
Two injured, who are in stable condition, are still being treated, Akar added, as broadcast by AMPE.
General Osman Erbas, who commands the eighth corps of the Turkish army, is among those killed in the accident in the Bitlis region (southeastern Turkey).
According to the Ministry of Defense, the helicopter, a Cougar made by Airbus, took off from the city of Bingιόl just before 13:00 (Greek time) to go to Tatvan and half an hour later disappeared from radar.
Authorities located the crash site after deploying unmanned aircraft, a reconnaissance plane and a helicopter.
According to the images broadcast by the Turkish television networks, the area where the accident took place was covered with thick fog.
“Our pain is great,” Ibrahim Kalin, a spokesman for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said Thursday night.
An official ceremony with the participation of the Turkish president is scheduled this afternoon for the funeral of the soldiers who were killed in the accident.
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