The Cougar military chopper went down on Wednesday after hitting an electrical power line close to the border with Iraq, killing all on board. 01:02 (GMT+4) Thirteen people were martyred Wednesday in the crash of a Cougar type military helicopter in the southern Turkish province of Sirnak, said the Turkish General Staff, Anadolu reported. “The Cougar-type helicopter became tangled to a high-tension line three minutes after taking off from the Şenoba town of the Uludere district and crashed,” the Şırnak Goveror’s Office said in a statement. Thirteen people were martyred Wednesday in a crash of a Cougar-type military helicopter in the southern province of Sirnak, according to the Turkish General Staff.The crash occurred after hitting a high-voltage power line three minutes after take off, the province governor’s office said in a statement.All 13 military personnel aboard perished in the crash, said the Turkish General Staff.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was informed about the accident and conveyed his condolence to Turkish Chief of Staff Hulusi Akar, who went to scene, according to presidential sources.Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and his wife visited the family of Maj. Gen. Aydogan Aydin who was martyred in the crash. Istanbul: Thirteen soldiers were killed on Thursday when a helicopter crashed in southeast Turkey after hitting a high-voltage power line, the army said.
A Turkish Air Force Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter crashes in Şırnak Province after hitting an electricity line, killing all 13 soldiers on board.