Helicopter crash kills 5 in Turkey

Five military servicemen died when a helicopter crashed during a training flight west of the capital, Ankara on Monday, The Jerusalem Post reported referring to the Turkish media.

The reports said the military helicopter crashed in Polatli, in the Central Anatolia region, 80 km west of Ankara.

Television stations cited the military as saying officials had reached the wreckage, but fog covered the area.

There were no immediate reports on the cause of the crash.