Ankara: The Turkish Ministry of National Defense announced Wednesday that 20 military personnel were killed when one of its cargo planes crashed on Tuesday near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border.

According to Qatar News Agency, the cause of the crash will be determined following a detailed examination of the wreckage by a Turkish investigation team, citing information from the Turkish Anadolu Agency (AA) and the Ministry of Defense.

The Ministry had earlier confirmed that the wreckage of the aircraft had been located and that 20 people were on board, including the crew.