Interior Minister of Turkey Suleyman Soylu,says Seven security personnel were killed after a reconnaissance plane crashed in eastern Van Province.

Interior Minister of Turkey Suleyman Soylu

Soylu, who has arrived at the accident site, told reporters that the plane crashed on Mount Artos at an altitude of about 2,200 meters and two pilots were among the dead.

An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.

The province is located between Lake Van and the Iranian border.

In early February, two consecutive avalanches in the province’s mountainous Bahcesaray area killed at least 41 people.

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