The defence ministry of Italy said that an Italian military helicopter working with the EU peacekeeping force in Bosnia and Herzegovina crashed on Thursday, killing four and hurting eleven.The minister said that two of the people killed were in the Italian army and the other two were in the Volunteer Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross. It also said that all 11 of the injured were getting treatment and that none of them were in a condition that could kill them. There were fifteen people on board. At this very sad time, my thoughts are with the families of our soldiers who died. I send my deepest condolences and those of the whole Defence establishment,” said Guido Crosetto, Italy’s Defence Minister.
The news agency ANSA said the helicopter went down in the village of Gorice in the district of Brcko. Local news outlets showed pictures of a military transport chopper that had crashed and broken up on the ground.There are no words that can ease the pain of such a terrible loss,” Crosetto said.
The plane was sent out as part of Operation Althea, which is run by the European Union Force and is in charge of putting the Dayton Peace Agreement into action. Italy’s defense ministry said it was investigating the cause of the crash and carrying out investigations to determine what happened.
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