Russia says eight aboard crashed water-bomber plane in Turkey

Russia yesterday said a water-dropping plane carrying eight people  had crashed in Turkey during a firefighting mission. 

The Russian defence ministry said the Be-200 plane went down around 1330 GMT and that on board were five Russian servicemen and three Turkish citizens, Moscow news agencies reported.

It did not clarify if there were any survivors.

The plane crashed near the southern city of Adana, it said.