"Turkiye and Azerbaijan have indicated that there are fatalities after a C-130 cargo aircraft crashed on Tuesday. A Turkish military plane with at least 20 people on board has crashed in Georgia close to the border with Azerbaijan, Turkiye's Defence Ministry has said. There were no immediate reports on the number of casualties or the cause of the accident involving a C-130 cargo plane, which had taken off from the Azerbaijani city of Ganja on Tuesday."
"However, both Turkiye and Azerbaijan, which are close allies, have indicated that there have been fatalities. Turkiye's Defence Ministry said 20 Turkish personnel, including flight crew, were on the C-130 plane, but did not mention possible passengers of other nationalities. Local media said that Azerbaijani personnel were also travelling on the United States-made aircraft, which was heading back to Turkiye when it crashed."
"The plane went down in the Sighnaghi area of the Kakheti region about 5km (3.1 miles) from the Georgian-Azerbaijani border, the Georgian interior minister confirmed. Meanwhile, the country's Sakaeronavigatsia air traffic control service said the aircraft disappeared from radar soon after entering the country's airspace. It sent no distress signal prior to the crash, it added."
A Turkish military C-130 cargo aircraft crashed in Georgia near the Azerbaijani border after taking off from Ganja. Turkiye's Defence Ministry said 20 Turkish personnel, including flight crew, were on board and both Turkiye and Azerbaijan indicated fatalities. Local media reported Azerbaijani personnel were also travelling and dramatic footage showed a large cloud of black smoke after impact. The plane went down in the Sighnaghi area of Kakheti about 5km from the border. Georgia's air traffic control said the aircraft disappeared from radar soon after entering Georgian airspace and sent no distress signal. Search and rescue operations are ongoing.
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