DOHA, March 22, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Qatar on Sunday confirmed four of its military personnel and three Turkish nationals, including one serviceman, were killed on board a helicopter that crashed in Qatar's territorial waters. The defence ministry also identified Major Sinan Tastekin from the Qatar-Turkey Joint Forces and two Turkish civilians, Suleiman Cemra Kahraman and Ismail Anas, as having been killed in the crash. The Turkish defence ministry said: "A Qatari armed forces helicopter, which was carrying out a training exercise as part of the Qatar-Turkey Joint Forces Command, crashed into the sea." "A member of the Turkish armed forces and two Aselsan technicians" were killed in the crash, the ministry said, referring to the Turkish defence giant. The Qatari defence ministry had earlier said that the helicopter crashed due to a "technical malfunction" during a routine flight.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 22, 2026 11:48 UTC