A military helicopter crashed in Bosnia: four people died
A helicopter belonging to the European Union peacekeeping forces crashed during a training flight.
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to the European Union military mission in Bosnia crashed during training exercises. Four people died as a result of the incident, and 11 more were injured.
According to EUFOR, the crash occurred on Thursday in the country's Brčko area, 180 kilometers north of the capital Sarajevo. All of the injured were taken to hospital, and their condition is stable.
The Italian government confirmed that all persons on board the helicopter were citizens of the country. The Italian Ministry of Defense announced that the deceased were two military servicemen and two volunteers of the Red Cross organization.
A representative of the Brčko hospital told AFP that there were a total of 15 people on board the helicopter at the time of the crash. Initially three people died, and one of the 12 people taken to hospital later died.
EUFOR is currently conducting a comprehensive investigation to determine the causes of the incident.
For information, EUFOR has been operating in Bosnia since 2004. The mission oversees the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement in the country. It replaced the NATO peacekeeping forces deployed in the country after the Bosnian War ended in 1995.
