Firefighting plane crashes in southern Turkey
Search and rescue teams sent to scene, says governor
By Izzet Mazi
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (AA) - A firefighting plane of Turkey's General Directorate of Forestry crashed in the southern province of Kahramanmaras on Saturday.
Contact was lost with the plane which had been rented from Russia to help in Turkey's effort to contain a forest fire in Kahramanmaras, Governor Omer Faruk Coskun told Anadolu Agency.
A large number of search and rescue teams were dispatched to the region, added Coskun.
The cause of the crash remains unknown.
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