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EU peacekeeping helicopter crashes in Bosnia, officials report three dead
ABC News reports that an Italian helicopter of the EU force crashed near Brcko, with local officials citing three dead and 12 injured.
The short version
- An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the EU peacekeeping force in Bosnia crashed near Brcko on Thursday.[ABC News]
- Local officials told media that three people died and 12 were injured, including one person in critical condition.[ABC News]
- EUFOR said a number of personnel died or were injured and that no civilians were harmed, and the reporting does not yet establish the cause.[ABC News]
Key facts
- An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter of the European Union peacekeeping force in Bosnia crashed in the country's north on Thursday, near the town of Brcko.[ABC News]
- Officials told local media in Bosnia that three people died and 12 were injured in the crash.[ABC News]
- Brcko district mayor Sinisa Milic told Bosnian Serb RTRS television that three people died and 12 received medical care, including one person in critical condition.[ABC News]
- EUFOR said in a statement that a number of personnel died or were injured in the accident.[ABC News]
- EUFOR said that no civilian infrastructure, property, or vehicles were damaged and that there were no injuries to civilians.[ABC News]
What remains uncertain
- The death and injury figures come from local officials and are not reconciled with EUFOR's statement, which refers only to a number of personnel.[ABC News]
- The reporting does not describe the cause of the crash.[ABC News]
- Only ABC News is reporting this event, so the casualty figures have no independent confirmation in the available reporting.[ABC News]
Sources
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