At least seven people have been killed in a helicopter crash that took place in the Iraqi province of Duhok, located in the north of the country and bordering Türkiye, Report informs referring to TASS.
A military source said the incident took place on March 15 evening in the east of the province. Three women were among the dead. All the victims of the helicopter crash were young people, their age at the time of death ranged from 25 to 45 years. The source also indicated that the dead could be military, but did not provide information about the armed forces of which state they could belong to.
The Iraqi military claims that the cause of the incident was a technical malfunction of the helicopter. Its crash caused the detonation of the ammunition that was on board. There is no information about survivors.
Safak News reported on March 16 that local officials in Dahuk said another helicopter had crashed in the province, carrying the supporters of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) . According to the portal, there are survivors, the authorities are investigating what happened.