Military Helicopter Crashes In Istanbul – VIDEO

A military helicopter crashed in a residential neighbourhood during emergency landing in Istanbul’s Cekmekoy district on Monday, Istanbul governor said on Twitter.

According to the Anadolu Agency, Istanbul governor, Ali Yerlikaya, added that the helicopter went down in an area of apartment buildings.

Yerlikaya said the incident left four injured soldiers, television footage showed smoke coming out of the area.

#شاهد اللحظات الأولى من موقع سقوط مروحية عسكرية بالقرب من منطقة سكنية في تشيكمه كوي بالشق الآسيوي من #إسطنبول pic.twitter.com/7YF30CNAD3

— وكالة شهاب للأنباء (@ShehabAgency) February 11, 2019

The cause of the crash remains unknown.