Military Accidents Bosnia Herzegovina

A United Nations helicopter plowed into a forested mountainside in central Bosnia on Wednesday, killing 12 officials involved in building peace in this country. The dead included one of the top international mediators in the Balkan nation and five Americans, diplomats said. The four-member crew, all Ukrainians, survived the fiery crash in rugged, mountainous terrain about 30 miles northwest of Sarajevo, the capital. An investigation was launched into the cause of the crash.

A United Nations helicopter plowed into a forested mountainside in central Bosnia on Wednesday, killing 12 officials involved in building peace in this country. The dead included one of the top international mediators in the Balkan nation and five Americans, diplomats said. The four-member crew, all Ukrainians, survived the fiery crash in rugged, mountainous terrain about 30 miles northwest of Sarajevo, the capital. An investigation was launched into the cause of the crash.

A Canadian member of the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia was killed and six others were injured when their vehicle overturned while rushing to the aid of British soldiers trapped in a minefield. NATO spokesman Lt. Col. Max Mariner said the fatality Thursday marked the first Canadian death during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Canadian Multinational Brigade Headquarters identified the victim as Christopher Holopina, 22, of St. Claude, Manitoba.

A Canadian member of the NATO-led peacekeeping force in Bosnia was killed and six others were injured when their vehicle overturned while rushing to the aid of British soldiers trapped in a minefield. NATO spokesman Lt. Col. Max Mariner said the fatality Thursday marked the first Canadian death during the North Atlantic Treaty Organization mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Canadian Multinational Brigade Headquarters identified the victim as Christopher Holopina, 22, of St. Claude, Manitoba.