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The Turkish Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that a helicopter belonging to the Qatari Armed Forces crashed while conducting training activities within the framework of the Qatari-Turkish Joint Forces Command in the sea, apparently due to a technical malfunction.
The ministry added in a statement that a search and rescue operation was launched immediately, resulting in the retrieval of the helicopter wreckage and the bodies of the deceased. It explained that the accident resulted in the death of four members of the Qatari Armed Forces, one member of the Turkish Armed Forces, and two technicians from the Aselsan company who were on board the helicopter. The ministry indicated that the exact cause of the accident will be determined through an investigation to be conducted by the Qatari authorities. For its part, the Qatari Ministry of Defense announced that the ongoing search and rescue operations in territorial waters confirmed the martyrdom of: Captain (Pilot) Mubarak Salem Dawai Al-Marri, Sergeant Fahd Hadi Ghanem Al-Khayarin, Corporal Muhammad Maher Muhammad from the Qatari Armed Forces, and Major Sinan Tachtakin from the Qatari-Turkish Joint Forces.
