Police helicopter crashes in Turkish resort

A police helicopter crashed in the Turkish Mediterranean resort city of Antalya today, a spokeswoman for the local governor said. CNN-Turk television reported two dead in the crash.

The helicopter crashed near a large hotel in the city that is popular with tourists from Germany and Holland, NTV television reported.

A spokeswoman for the local governor said the helicopter was a police helicopter but had no other details. The spokeswoman had no information on casualties.

CNN-Turk said two people died in the crash. The state-owned Anatolia news agency said there were casualties including dead but had no other details.