A Turkish military cargo plane has crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border, officials say. Photo: AP PHOTO

A Turkish C-130 military cargo plane has crashed in Georgia after taking off from Azerbaijan en route back to Turkey, the Turkish defence ministry says.

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It said search and rescue operations were underway in co-ordination with Georgian and Azeri authorities but did not provide any other details on the cause of the crash or the casualties.

The ministry's statement on X did not make clear how many crew were on board the aircraft, which it said crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georg

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