One person injured in EULEX helicopter crash

One person was injured as an EULEX helicopter crashed inside the military, Kfor-controlled section of the Pristina airport on Tuesday

The airport was closed after the helicopter crash.

The incident took place on a runway around 3 pm, during a training flight.

One person was injured and hospitalised.

The airport will be reopened once firefighters clear the runways.

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EULEX spokesperson Dragana Solomon confirmed for Tanjug on Tuesday that an incident took place at Pristina airport, but could not state any closer details.

“I can confirm that an incident happened, but nothing more than that because we are waiting for further information,” she said in a phone statement for Tanjug.

The investigation is under way, and the details will be released once it is completed, reads a statement by Pristina airport.

(Telegraf.co.uk/ Tanjug)