UPDATE - Turkish military cargo aircraft crashes in Georgia

'We are deeply saddened to learn that one of our C-130 military aircraft, en route from Azerbaijan to our country, has crashed,' says Turkish president

UPDATES WITH REMARKS BY TURKISH PRESIDENT; REVISES DECK

By Busra Nur Cakmak and Asiye Latife Yılmaz

A Turkish C-130 military cargo aircraft en route from Azerbaijan has crashed in Georgia, the Turkish president said Tuesday.

“We are deeply saddened to learn that one of our C-130 military aircraft, en route from Azerbaijan to our country, has crashed near the Georgia-Azerbaijan border,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an event in the Turkish capital Ankara.

“Our search and rescue operations are continuing in coordination with national authorities. May God have mercy on our martyrs,” he added.

The Defense Ministry also said on US social media company X: “Search and rescue operations have begun in coordination with Georgian authorities.”

There was no immediate information on how many people were on board the aircraft or possible casualties.

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