Turkish military plane crash in Georgia kills all 20 on board

All 20 personnel on board a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia were killed, Turkey’s defense minister announced on Wednesday

All 20 personnel on board a Turkish military cargo plane that crashed in Georgia were killed, Turkey’s defense minister announced on Wednesday.

The C-130 plane was flying from Ganja, Azerbaijan to Turkey when it crashed in Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border, on Tuesday. The cause of the crash is being investigated.

A Turkish accident investigation team reached the crash site and was inspecting the wreckage of the plane, in coordination with the Georgian authorities, the National Defense Ministry said.

Georgian Interior Minister Gela Geladze said authorities have so far recovered the remains of 18 of the victims and efforts were continuing to locate the other two.

Wreckage from the Turkish C-130 military cargo plane,Giorgi Arjevanidze / AFP via Getty ImagesSpeaking at the crash site, Geladze said details concerning the accident would be released “in stages” in coordination with the Turkish authorities, due to military sensitivities.