A military helicopter has crashed in Qatar, killing all seven people on board, authorities in the Gulf state say.
They say all the bodies were found after the helicopter went down due to a 'technical malfunction' in Qatar's territorial waters on Sunday.
Four Qatari military personnel, one Turkish serviceman, and two technicians from a Turkish defense company were on board, Qatar and Turkey say.
The cause of the crash that happened during a training exercise is now being investigated.
Turkey has a military base in Qatar under a defense agreement signed between the two countries in 2014.
In a statement, Qatar's interior ministry said that all seven people on board had been found dead, expressing its 'deepest condolences' to the victims' families.
Turkey's defense ministry stated that the Qatari military helicopter was conducting a training exercise as part of the Qatar-Turkey Joint Forces Command. The two technicians were from the Aselsan defense corporation, adding that the exact cause of the crash would be determined by Qatari authorities.
The crash occurs amidst heightened tensions in the region, particularly as the U.S. and Israel have been involved in extensive military actions against Iran, which has retaliated against Israel and U.S.-aligned nations in the Gulf.
