The Kabul Tribune (KT) — A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane carrying at least
20 personnel crashed in Georgia on Tuesday after taking off from Azerbaijan, Reuters
reported.
The crash occurred near the Azerbaijan border in Georgia’s
Sighnaghi district. Footage from the scene showed parts of the aircraft burning
and thick smoke rising as emergency teams worked to reach the site.
Turkey’s Defense Ministry confirmed that 20 Turkish
personnel, including the flight crew, were on board. The number of casualties
and the cause of the crash have not yet been confirmed.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan expressed condolences
for “our martyrs” during a speech in Ankara, while Azerbaijani President Ilham
Aliyev offered sympathy after speaking with Erdoğan by phone.
Georgia’s Interior Ministry said the incident is under
investigation.
