Meloni pays tribute to victims of Italian military helicopter crash in Bosnia
(ANSA) - ROME, 30 OTT - Premier Giorgia Meloni on Friday paid tribute to the four victims of Thursday's Italian military helicopter crash in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two of the deceased were soldiers, Sergeant Simone Ruggia and Sergeant Claudio Marchesi, while the other two were members of the Red Cross Volunteer Military Corps, Lieutenant Franco Adriano Zecchillo and Sergeant Laura Procacci. "Simone, Claudio, Franco Adriano, Laura. Four lives cut short while serving Italy," Meloni said via X. "Today, my thoughts are with them and with those who love them". The premier invited people to pay…
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[Claude] All three reports describe the same Thursday crash of the Italian military helicopter in Bosnia under the EU mission, and none conflicts with Report 1's details.
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