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title: "Two killed in police helicopter crash in southern Turkey"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/23908/two-killed-in-police-helicopter-crash-in-southern-turkey
published: 2024-02-04T15:40:00Z
language: en
section: "International"
source: moldova1.md
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# Two killed in police helicopter crash in southern Turkey

> A police helicopter crashed in southern Turkey late on Saturday, killing 2 police officers and injuring one, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on social media platform X, Reuters reports.

A police helicopter crashed in southern Turkey late on Saturday, killing 2 police officers and injuring one, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a post on social media platform X, Reuters reports.

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The helicopter took off from Hatay airport and was heading to Gaziantep airport, Yerlikaya said, adding that it lost contact at 10:29 p.m. (1949 GMT).

The helicopter crashed near Kartal village in Gaziantep's Nurdagi district, Yerlikaya said, without commenting on the cause of the crash.

The injured personnel, a technician, is under treatment in hospital, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a statement.

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