Georgian Interior Minister says all 20 bodies found at site of Turkish military plane crash in Sighnaghi municipality

Georgian Interior Minister Geka Geladze on Thursday said that as a result of three days of continuous search activities conducted by the relevant Georgian and Turkish services, the bodies of all twenty crew members had been found at the site of the Turkish military plane crash and in the surrounding area in the Sighnaghi municipality.

“The bodies of all twenty crew members have been found. Yesterday, we transferred 19 bodies to the morgue. About half an hour ago, we found the twentieth body - forensic experts and the investigation team continue to work at the site”, Geladze said.

“All technical means and fragments of the plane important for the investigation have been found and the examination is underway. Over a thousand people, both Georgian and Turkish, were involved in the investigation and rescue activities”, he continued.

The Minister thanked the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, representatives of the Defense Forces and the Turkish side for their work.

A Turkish military plane on Tuesday crashed approximately five kilometers from the Georgian state border.