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Seven security forces dead after plane crash in eastern Turkey

The plane was conducting a surveillance mission in the Van province, but its exact mission is unclear.

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A Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter takes off during an air show at the Teknofest festival at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul on Sept. 17, 2019. — YASIN AKGUL/AFP via Getty Images

Seven Turkish security forces died when their plane crashed in eastern Turkey today.

The personnel died when their reconnaissance plane crashed into a mountain in the Van province, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported Thursday.

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