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A helicopter has crashed in the Yeşilyurt district of Turkey’s Malatya province.

Globalinfo.Az reports that Turkish media wrote about the incident.

The incident occurred in the Samanköy area at 18:45 local time (19:45 Baku time).

Numerous firefighters, emergency medical teams and personnel of Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) were dispatched to the scene. A small-scale fire in the area was extinguished.

“One of our S-70 helicopters crashed in Malatya for a reason that is not yet known. Search and rescue operations began immediately,” the Turkish National Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Representatives of law enforcement agencies and military bodies are conducting an investigation at the scene.

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