EU force helicopter crash kills four in Bosnia

EUFOR confirms CH-47 Chinook helicopter crash in Bosnia, with four Italian nationals confirmed dead.

Al Jazeera2026-10-30 00:56查看原文 ↗

EUFOR confirms Chinook CH-47 helicopter crash in Bosnia, with four Italian nationals confirmed dead.

The site of the crash of a helicopter belonging to the Italian contingent of EUFOR in the Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on October 29, 2026 [klix.ba/Handout via Reuters]

Four 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.

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A 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 foremost to the families of our fallen, to whom I extend my personal condolences and those of the entire defence establishment,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said.

The site of the helicopter crash in the Brcko District, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on October 29, 2026 [klix.ba/Handout via Reuters]

Bosnian media outlets published photos of the wreckage showing the helicopter overturned on the ground in a flat field.

A spokesman for Brcko hospital told the AFP news agency that there were 15 people on board at the time of the crash, which initially killed three people.

“Twelve people were transported to our hospital. Unfortunately, a fourth person succumbed to injuries in the hospital,” the spokesman said.

“EUFOR is conducting a full and thorough investigation of the incident and will release more information as it is verified, and when appropriate,” the force said in a statement.

EUFOR, which has between 1,000 and 1,500 personnel, has been deployed in Bosnia since 2004, when it replaced a NATO peacekeeping force that had been in the country since the Bosnian War ended in 1995. The mission oversees the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement, which ended the three-year war.

欧盟驻波黑部队证实，一架CH-47“支奴干”直升机在波斯尼亚坠毁，四名意大利公民确认死亡。

2026年10月29日，一架属于欧盟驻波黑部队意大利分遣队的直升机在波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那布尔奇科区坠毁。[klix.ba/路透社供图]

一架意大利军用直升机在执行训练任务时坠毁，造成四名隶属于欧盟驻波斯尼亚部队（EUFOR）的人员死亡。

欧盟驻波黑部队称，一架 CH-47 奇努克直升机周四在布尔奇科地区进行“例行训练”时坠毁，该地区位于波斯尼亚首都萨拉热窝以北约 180 公里（110 英里）处。

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欧盟驻军表示，事故共造成11人受伤，所有伤者均已接受治疗，目前情况稳定。

意大利政府在一份声明中表示，军用直升机上的所有人员均为意大利国民。

据意大利国防部称，遇难者包括两名士兵和两名红十字会志愿者。

意大利国防部长圭多·克罗塞托表示：“在这无比悲痛的时刻，我首先想到的是阵亡将士的家属，我向他们以及整个国防机构表示慰问。”