Italian military helicopter crashes in Bosnia, four dead
An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter serving the EU's EUFOR mission crashed on 29 Oct near Gorica in the Brčko district of Bosnia and Herzegovina during a routine flight. Four people died and eleven were injured, according to a hospital spokesperson, with the injured treated at a hospital in Brčko. The dead reportedly included two Italian soldiers and two Italian Red Cross volunteers. The Italian Defence Ministry says the cause is under investigation, and EUFOR is conducting a full investigation.
Key facts
- EUFOR said no civilians were injured and no civilian property or vehicles were damaged.
- Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni offered condolences to the families.
- EUFOR has operated in Bosnia since 2004, succeeding a NATO peacekeeping force from the 1992-95 war.
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Why it matters
The crash involved a European peacekeeping operation in Bosnia, and its cause is still unknown.
What changed
First published from ANSA English, RTÉ News, Hindustan Times, Tagesschau and The Jerusalem Post