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At least 5 dead in Turkey military chopper crash: PM

"There have been deaths and injuries," Binali Yildirim told journalists

Afp July 05, 2016 Less than a minute read

This file photo shows a transport helicopter of the Turkish air force on a navy support ship in the Aegean sea, off the Turkish coast, on April 20, 2016 This file photo shows a transport helicopter of the Turkish air force on a navy support ship in the Aegean sea, off the Turkish coast, on April 20, 2016. PHOTO: AFP

ANKARA: At least five people were killed after a Turkish military helicopter crashed Tuesday in the northeastern province of Giresun, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said.

"There have been deaths and injuries," Yildirim told journalists in the western province in Izmir, adding that 15 people had been onboard.

"Five deaths and perhaps more."

CNN-Turk earlier reported that the Sikorsky S-70 crashed in bad weather at around 1430 GMT in Alucra, a mountainous area of Giresun, which lies on the Black Sea.

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A brigadier general was among the passengers, the channel said, adding that the cause of the crash was not immediately known.

It added that the passengers included several other officers as well as civilians and three children - relatives of soldiers.