All seven confirmed dead in Qatar helicopter crash; search concludes

All of the seven people on board a Qatar helicopter that crashed into the sea off the coast of the Gulf country have been found dead, according to the Qatar Ministry of Interior.

Earlier, it was reported that the helicopter crashed at sea due to a technical fault, prompting search and rescue operations. Specialised teams were deployed to find those on board.

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The seven deceased have been identified as:

• Captain (Pilot) Mubarak Salem Daway Al-Marri, Captain (Pilot) Saeed Nasser Samekh, Sergeant Fahad Hadi Ghanem Al-khayarin, and Corporal Mohammed Maher Mohammed from Qatar Armed Forces

• Major (Air Defense) Sinan Taştekin from Qatar from Turkey Joint Forces, and Suleiman Cemra Kahraman and Ismail Anas Can, who were Turkish civilian collaborators.

The Qatari Ministry of Defence said the aircraft experienced a mechanical fault while carrying out a routine mission.

• Qatar

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