An Italian CH-47 Chinook helicopter operating under the European Union Peacekeeping Force (EUFOR) crashed on Thursday near the northern Bosnian town of Brčko, leaving three people dead and 12 others injured.
Local officials and emergency personnel reported that the transport aircraft went down during a routine training exercise, prompting a swift multi-agency emergency response and medical evacuations to nearby hospitals.
EUFOR authorities have launched a formal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
The tragedy marks a serious blow to the international peacekeeping mission, which maintains stability and security in the region.
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