Military helicopter crashes in Turkey; 4 dead

Four soldiers died after a Turkish military helicopter crashed on Thursday, the Turkish Defence Ministry said. In a statement, the ministry said, "As a result of the crash of our S-70-type helicopter in Malatya for an as-yet-undetermined reason, 4 of our heroic comrades on board the helicopter were martyred." "We pray to God for mercy upon our martyrs," it added.