8 Dead In Russian Water-Bomber Plane Crash In Turkey

Moscow's defence ministry said five Russian servicemen and three Turkish nationals were killed in the crash, news agencies reported.

Russia on Saturday said all eight people onboard a Russian water-dropping plane died when it crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission. Moscow's defence ministry said five Russian servicemen and three Turkish nationals were killed in the crash, news agencies reported. The Russian defence ministry earlier said the Be-200 plane went down around 1330 GMT with eight crew onboard. The plane crashed near the southern Turkish city of Adana, it said.