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Skopje /12/01/ 13:38
Macedonia observed today the first anniversary of helicopter crash that killed 11 Macedonian peacekeepers on their way home from mission Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The ceremony at Katlanovo Blace was attended by families of the late ARM members, delegations from the Government, President's Cabinet, Joint Operative Command, ARM's aviation sector, as well as Petrovec municipality and foreign ambassadors.
Defense Ministry delegation placed flowers at the commemorative trait in army barracks "Straso Pindzur" in Petrovec.
The anniversary will be observed Tuesday at the peacekeepers' monument in camp Butmir near Sarajevo, BiH, where they departed on their last flight, followed by a commemorative session.
Macedonian army helicopter taking soldiers home from a tour of duty in the EU-led peacekeeping mission in Bosnia (ALTHEA) crashed minutes before landing at Skopje airport, killing all 11 people on board. The aircraft went down as it prepared to land. The cause of the clash is unclear, but officials described it as accident.
Macedonia observed today the first anniversary of helicopter crash that killed 11 Macedonian peacekeepers on their way home from mission Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The ceremony at Katlanovo Blace was attended by families of the late ARM members, delegations from the Government, President's Cabinet, Joint Operative Command, ARM's aviation sector, as well as Petrovec municipality and foreign ambassadors.
Defense Ministry delegation placed flowers at the commemorative trait in army barracks "Straso Pindzur" in Petrovec.
The anniversary will be observed Tuesday at the peacekeepers' monument in camp Butmir near Sarajevo, BiH, where they departed on their last flight, followed by a commemorative session.
Macedonian army helicopter taking soldiers home from a tour of duty in the EU-led peacekeeping mission in Bosnia (ALTHEA) crashed minutes before landing at Skopje airport, killing all 11 people on board. The aircraft went down as it prepared to land. The cause of the clash is unclear, but officials described it as accident.
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