"The Turkish Defense Ministry said a military cargo plane flying back to Turkey from Azerbaijan has crashed near the border inside Georgian territory. The ministry said in a post on social media that the aircraft involved in the crash on November 11 was a C-130 plane. Georgia's Interior Ministry confirmed the accident, saying it occurred "about" 5 km (3 miles) from Georgia's border with Azerbaijan."
"Neither gave any further details including whether there were any casualties or how many people were on board the flight. "Our C-130 military cargo plane, which took off from Azerbaijan to return home, has crashed at the Georgia-Azerbaijan border," the Turkish Defense Ministry said, adding only that search and rescue operations were under way. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he hoped casualties would be minimal while offering his condolences for "our martyrs" on the aircraft."
A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane crashed near the Georgia–Azerbaijan border while returning to Turkey from Azerbaijan on November 11. Georgia's Interior Ministry located the crash about 5 km (3 miles) from Georgia's border with Azerbaijan. Neither the Turkish Defense Ministry nor Georgian authorities provided casualty numbers or passenger counts, and search and rescue operations are underway. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope that casualties would be minimal and offered condolences for "our martyrs." Short videos verified by RFE/RL show the fuselage and fragments falling; there are unverified reports that the pilot ejected.
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