Plane crash in the eastern Mediterranean! 5 American soldiers killed

The US European Command issued a statement regarding the military plane that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on November 10. The statement issued by the European Union leadership said that the accident occurred “during a routine air refueling mission as part of military training” and that 5 members of the plane were killed. EUCOM did not provide details about the type of aircraft involved in the incident, the military unit it belonged to, or the exact location and time of the incident.

The investigation is ongoing

The European Union leadership stated, in a statement, that the investigation into the incident is ongoing, and that the plane crash “is only related to training and there is no indication of hostile activity.”

Yunus Baksoy, CNN TÜRK’s representative in Washington, said: “In the statement issued last night, the number of soldiers who lost their lives was not mentioned. We have received some additional information. 5 American personnel lost their lives in the incident that occurred in the eastern Mediterranean.” Friday evening, which is what the United States announced yesterday,” he said.

The Pentagon made a statement yesterday

The Pentagon’s European Command (EUCOM) made the following statement regarding yesterday’s incident: On November 10, a US military plane crashed in the eastern Mediterranean due to an accident while continuing its training. Out of respect for the families affected, we will not be providing any additional information about the employees involved at this time. The investigation is ongoing. We can definitely say that the sortie made by the plane was entirely related to training. “There is currently no indication of hostile activity against us,” he added.