Four Americans died when the military plane with which they were participating in NATO maneuvers crashed in Norway, the Defense Ministry in Oslo announced on Saturday.
“All four victims are US citizens.“, a Defense Ministry spokeswoman told ‘AFP’.
“It is with great sadness that we have received the message that four American soldiers have been killed in a plane crash last night.“Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said on Twitter.
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All four people on board had died.
“Soldiers were participating in the NATO exercise ‘Cold Response’“, he added.
The plane, an Osprey model, belonged to the US Army and had disappeared from radar. on Friday afternoon, at a time when the weather conditions were complicated, the local rescue services announced, explaining that bad weather made the search difficult.
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“At 1:30 in the morning the police arrived at the accident area“The Norwegian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. “All four people on board had died.“, he added.
The Cold Response maneuvers mobilize 200 planes and some 50 ships of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
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These military exercises, which will last until April 1, are intended to test Norway’s ability to receive external reinforcements in the event of aggression from a third country, under Article 5 of the Charter of the Alliance, which obliges the members to provide aid to a Member State.
AFP
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