In brief
Brčko mayor Siniša Milic announced a day of mourning for four Italian peacekeepers who died in a helicopter crash near the city on Thursday. The accident killed three at the scene and a fourth after hospitalisation; the other 11 victims were not in life‑threatening condition. Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto visited the wounded personnel in Bosnian hospitals, with BiH Defence Minister Zukan Helez in attendance.
Brčko mayor Siniša Milic announced on Friday a day of mourning for four Italian EUFOR soldiers who lost their lives in a helicopter crash near the city on Thursday, Xinhua reported. The incident, described by Milic as one of the most tragic involving international forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina since 1997, killed three people on the scene and a fourth after being transported to a hospital.
According to the local news agency FENA and Big News Network, the crash left 11 other people in the incident not in a life‑threatening condition. The Italian troops were serving on a European Union Force mission.
Xinhua further noted that Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto arrived in Bosnia and Herzegovina on Friday and visited the injured EUFOR personnel in hospital, accompanied by BiH Defence Minister Zukan Helez.
Ground News also reported the day of mourning declaration and that the four Italian soldiers had died in the helicopter accident, echoing the details of the crash and the subsequent visit by defence ministers.
