At least 14 officers have been killed and two are wounded when an Azerbaijani military helicopter crashed in the Caucasus country’s eastern region of Khyzy, according to Azerbaijan’s border service, Alarabiya News reports.
Earlier officials said that “a military helicopter belonging to Azerbaijan’s state border service crashed today at Garakheybat airfield in the Khyzy region at approximately 10:40 (GMT 0640) while conducting a training flight,” Azerbaijan’s border service and prosecutor general said.
“There are deaths and wounded among the crew,” the joint statement said. An investigation is underway into the accident’s causes, it added.
Among the 14 dead are: colonel, lieutenant colonel, 5 majors, captain of medical service, 3 captains, senior lieutenant, lieutenant, technical worker.
