EU force helicopter crash kills four in Bosnia

EUFOR confirms Chinook CH-47 helicopter crash in Bosnia, with four Italian nationals confirmed dead.Published On 30 Oct 202630 Oct 2026Four people belonging to the European Union Force in Bosnia (EUFOR) have been killed after an Italian military helicopter conducting a training operation crashed.EUFOR said a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crashed during “routine training” in the Brcko region on Thursday, about 180km (110 miles) north of Bosnia’s capital, Sarajevo.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4What Vucic’s defeat means for Serbia’s foreign policylist 2 of 4Bosnians worried push to create Serb army may prompt violencelist 3 of 4Time for Bosnia to ‘get rid of Russian influence’: Analystslist 4 of 4Germany to redeploy troops to Bosnia over ‘stability’ concernsend of listA total of 11 people were injured in the crash, EUFOR said, adding that all the injured are receiving treatment and are in stable condition.The Italian government said in a statement that all those on board the military helicopter were its nationals.The victims were two soldiers and two Red Cross volunteers, according to the Italian defence ministry.“At this moment of immense grief, my thoughts go first and fo...