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Helicopter crash kills 10 Turkish soldiers, including general

The crash killed the commander of Turkey's 8th Army Corps in the eastern Bingol province.
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Nine Turkish soldiers and one commanding general were killed in a helicopter crash in the country’s eastern Bingol province on Thursday, Turkey’s Defense Ministry announced.

Three other personnel were injured after ground forces lost contact with the Cougar helicopter around 2:25 p.m. local time, according to the Defense Ministry's statement.

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