Helicopter with Turkish employees on board missing in Italy

Author: Xinhua/APP

ANKARA: A helicopter with seven people on board, including four Turkish citizens, went missing in northern Italy on Thursday morning, Turkish industrial group Eczacibasi said Friday.

A team from the company, including an Italian pilot, took off from the Iralian city of Lucca and headed for Treviso, but disappeared near the Modena region, said a statement by Eczacibasi. The Turkish employees were in Italy to attend a paper technologies fair organized by Tissue Italy Network, the statement added.

The Turkish foreign ministry also confirmed the incident, noting the search and rescue efforts for the helicopter continue.

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