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Qatar helicopter crash toll up to 7, including Turkish crew
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleSeven people have been killed in a helicopter crash in Qatar’s territorial waters, Qatar and Turkey say.
The Qatari and Turkish defense ministries said the helicopter had crashed after suffering a technical malfunction, which the Qatari ministry says was during “routine duty.”
Four of those killed were Qatari armed forces personnel, one was from the Qatar-Turkey joint forces and two were technicians, the Turkish and Qatari defense ministries say.
“Military cooperation and coordination activities between the Republic of Turkey and the State of Qatar continue uninterrupted within the framework of existing agreements and plans,” the Turkish defense ministry says.
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