World News | Firefighting Plane Crashes in Southern Turkey

Istanbul, Aug 14 (AP) Turkey's official news agency says a firefighting plane crashed Saturday in Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey.

Anadolu news agency said the plane was linked to the General Directory of Forestry.

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Search and rescue teams were dispatched to the area.

Private news agency DHA said the plane crashed as it was fighting a fire in a forest around the Bertiz region.

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It said the cause of the crash had not yet been identified. (AP)

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