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Deaths at KFOR

(B2) A Macedonian soldier died in Pristina hospital on Friday (January 7) around 18:15 p.m. Death that is not bound" to a fight ". NATO's stabilization force in Kosovo, KFOR, confirmed this on Saturday (January 8).

KFOR NATO Western Command to which the Macedonian soldier depended (Photo: KFOR - Archive B2)

This 44-year-old career soldier bearing the initials IQ was based in Pec/Peja, according to the Macedonian Defense Ministry. victim” according to the first information of a heart attack “, he was taken care of on the spot by the military medical team, then transported by helicopter to the hospital. " Upon his arrival he was able to be resuscitated, but shortly after, the doctors could only confirm his death. ” indicates the ministry, according to the Kosovo channel RTV21.

« My heart goes out to the families and friends of the soldier and to the entire North Macedonian contingent deployed in Kosovo. “Reacted Hungarian General Ferenc Kajari, head of KFOR.

(AP)

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