15 August 2026,   05:36
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All technical means and fragments of the aircraft important for the investigation have been located and the examination is underway. More than a 1000 people were involved in the investigation and rescue operations - Geladze

As a result of three days of continuous search operations conducted by the relevant services of Georgia and Turkey, all twenty bodies on board have been found at the site of the Turkish military plane crash in Sighnaghi Municipality and the adjacent area.

"The bodies of all twenty crew members have been found. Yesterday, we transferred 19 bodies to the morgue. Approximately half an hour ago, we found the twentieth body - forensic experts and the investigation team continue to work at the scene of the plane crash.

All technical means and fragments of the aircraft important for the investigation have been located and the examination is underway. More than a thousand people, both from Georgian and Turkish side, were involved in the investigation and rescue operations.

I would like to thank the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the Defense Forces and the Turkish side for their work" - noted Minister of Internal Affairs, Geka Geladze.

In November 11, a Turkish military plane crashed approximately 5 kilometers from the Georgian state border.

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