Death toll in Istanbul helicopter crash reaches 7 - UPDATED

  10 March 2017    Read: 2719
Death toll in Istanbul helicopter crash reaches 7 - UPDATED
Death toll in the helicopter crash in Istanbul has increased to seven, said Kadir Topbas, the city mayor, NTV reports.
Reportedly, the bodies of two pilots, both citizens of Turkey, were found at the crash site.

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16:34

As a result of the helicopter crashes in Istanbul's Buyukcekmece district at l:east 5 dead, AzVision.az reports citing the Ankara Times.

Turkey’s Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications confirmed that collision with a television tower near the TUYAP exhibition center in Istanbul was the reason behind the helicopter crash.

The Russian Foreign Ministry has earlier confirmed the death of Russian citizens in the crash.

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13:02

A fire helicopter has crashed in the Buyukcekmece district in Istanbul, Turkey, the country’s media outlets reported.

Rescue teams were sent to the accident site.

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