Four missing US soldiers died in formation in Lithuania: NATO Secretary General
Four soldiers of the American army disappeared during a training exercise in Lithuania died, according to NATO secretary general Mark Rutte.
“While I was talking, the news came out on four American soldiers who were killed in an accident in Lithuania,” Rutte told Warsaw journalists on Wednesday, Reuters reports.
“This is still an initial news, so we don’t know the details. This is a truly terrible news and our thoughts are with families and loved ones”, he ” added.
US officials announced Research for service members at the beginning of the day was underway.
The soldiers were taking part in the tactical training scheduled outside the capital of Vilnius, according to the military.
The American embassy in Vilnius said that the missing military members were part of the 1st Brigade, 3rd infantry division.
The Lithuanian army had previously announced that he was looking for the soldiers, monitoring a vehicle that disappeared on Tuesday.
The four soldiers and a vehicle were reported on Tuesday during an exercise in Pabradė, a city near the Belarusse border, reported the Lithuanian Lithua broadcaster LRT, second The Washington Post.
This is a story of news and will be updated with new information.
