Russian firefighting plane crashes in southern Turkey
by Associated Press in Istanbul from Environment | The Guardian on (#5NB2F)
Eight Russian and Turkish crew members and emergency workers killed trying to land in Adana province
A firefighting plane from Russia crashed on Saturday in a mountainous area in southern Turkey, killing the eight crew members and emergency workers aboard, Russia's defence ministry said.
The ministry said five Russian and three Turkish citizens were on the amphibious Beriev Be-200, which crashed while trying to land in Turkey's Adana province. A team to investigate the accident was dispatched to the Kahramanmaras area, Turkish state media said.
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