All 37 Passengers Killed in Turkish Military Plane Crash

All 37 Passengers Killed in Turkish Military Plane Crash

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All 37 people on board were killed when a Turkish military cargo plane crashed on Wednesday in the eastern Turkish province of Malatya, a local official was quoted as saying by a local TV channel.

"There are no survivors, everyone was killed," the official said.

According to a statement issued by the general staff headquarters, the CASA-type cargo plane was carrying military personnel to fly from the southeastern city of Diyarbakir to Ankara. But it crashed shortly after it took off.

There are no immediate reports of the causes of the crash.