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On October 29, an Italian military helicopter participating in the European Union's peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) crashed. The Italian Defence Ministry confirmed the incident but did not provide specific details about the cause or the condition of those on board. Rescue teams were promptly sent to the crash site.

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An Italian military helicopter under the EU peacekeeping mission (EUFOR) crashed on Thursday afternoon near the town of Brcko in northern Bosnia, resulting in four deaths and eleven injuries. The CH-47 Chinook helicopter was involved in routine training when it went down. Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the scene, but details about the health conditions of those on board have not been released by Italy's Defence Ministry. EUFOR stated that no civilian infrastructure or property was damaged, and there were no injuries to civilians. The mission, which has 1,200 soldiers, took over from NATO in 2004 to help maintain security following the 1992-95 war. An investigation is underway to determine the cause of the crash.

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Bosnia GPE · 2× EUFOR ORG · 2× Italian NORP · 2× Italy GPE · 2× Defence Ministry ORG · 1× REUTERS ORG · 1× ROME GPE · 1×

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An Italian military helicopter under the EU peacekeeping mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (EUFOR) crashed on Thursday afternoon for reasons still under investigation, Italy's Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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🔮 • Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the scene • The ministry said it could not provide further details, particularly regarding the health conditions of the personnel on board • Italy currently holds the command of the EUFOR mission REUTERS

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Italian military helicopter on EU mission in Bosnia crashes · mixed framing

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Italian military helicopter on EU mission in Bosnia crashes ROME, Oct 29 - asserted

helicopter → crash → Bosnia

Ministry → crash → statement

• Rescue teams were immediately deployed to the scene • The ministry said it could not provide further details, particularly regarding the health conditions of the personnel on board • Italy currently holds the command of the EUFOR mission REUTERS uncertain

Italy → deploy → mission