HELSINKI (AP) — 4 U.S. troopers had been killed in a airplane crash throughout a NATO train unrelated to the Ukraine battle, Norway’s prime minister stated Saturday.
Jonas Gahr Støre tweeted that they had been killed within the crash on Friday evening. The trigger was beneath investigation. “The troopers participated within the NATO train Chilly Response,” he stated. “Our deepest sympathies go to the troopers’ households, kinfolk and fellow troopers of their unit.”
The airplane was a V-22B Osprey that belongs to the U.S. Marine Corps, Norway’s armed forces stated. “The plane had a crew of 4 and was out on a coaching mission in Nordland County” in northern Norway, in accordance with a press release.
It was on its manner north to Bodø, the place it was scheduled to land simply earlier than 6 p.m. Friday. The airplane crashed in Gråtådalen in Beiarn, south of Bodø.
Police stated a search and rescue mission was launched instantly. At 1:30 a.m. Saturday, the police arrived on the scene and confirmed that the crew of 4 had died.
The annual NATO drills in Norway are unrelated to the battle in Ukraine. This 12 months they included round 30,000 troops, 220 plane and 50 vessels from 27 international locations. Non-NATO members Finland and Sweden are additionally taking part.
The workout routines started on March 14 and finish on April 1.
No trigger was given for the crash, however the Norwegian armed forces stated that Chilly Response “will keep on as deliberate, with the measures we now have to take because of the climate.”
