7 killed in Istanbul helicopter crash

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7 killed in Istanbul helicopter crash

 Seven individuals were killed including four Russians when an exclusive helicopter smashed in Istanbul in the wake of hitting a TV tower on Friday, neighborhood media announced, citing the city's leader.

"Seven individuals were slaughtered in the mishap. I might want to send my sympathies to the friends and family and to the organizations they had a place with," Istanbul chairman Kadir Topbas stated, cited by Hurriyet day by day. 

Turkish media guessed that foggy climate may have brought on the crash.

Two pilots and five travelers were ready the Sikorsky S-76 helicopter claimed by Turkish aggregate Eczacibasi, the private Dogan news organization said.

Bulent Eczacibasi, leader of the combination, said in broadcast remarks that "four Russian visitors" were ready the flying machine and additionally an organization official.

The Russian service of outside issues' emergency fixate affirmed on Twitter four Russian nationals were among the dead.

Turkish media pictures demonstrated the helicopter in pieces and thick dark smoke as safeguard groups proceeded with their pursuit in Buyukcekmece, a western locale of Istanbul.

The helicopter had taken off from the principle Istanbul Ataturk airplane terminal at 11.16 am (0816 GMT) and after four minutes smashed subsequent to hitting a TV tower, the Turkish transport service stated, cited by state-run news office Anadolu.

Nobody on the ground seemed to have been harmed after the crash, the Buyukcekmece locale chairman Hasan Akgun said.

Istanbul has seen thick layers of haze in the previous few days making interruption go with flights and ship administrations wiped out not long ago.

The crash came as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with his Russian partner Vladimir Putin on Friday in Moscow.