Four killed as Italian helicopter in EU mission in Bosnia crashes

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Four people died and 11 were injured after an Italian military helicopter crashed in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday, Italy's Defence ministry said.

The helicopter was operating under the European Union's peacekeeping mission EUFOR, which is currently under Italian command.

It came down in the village of Gorice in Brcko district, the mayor of Brcko was quoted as saying by the ANSA news agency.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed her condolences, writing on X: "My thoughts are with the victims, their families, and all those who, as part of the mission to promote peace and stability in the region."

The aircraft had been deployed as part of Operation Althea, run by EUFOR, which oversees the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement.

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