One killed as British helicopter crashes in Kosovo

A British military helicopter with seven on board has crashed in Kosovo.

The helicopter went down near Kacanik, 30 miles south of Pristina, the Kosovo capital.

A KFOR spokesman said at least one of the seven people on board had died.

Major Axel Jandesek said: "There is no indication of any hostile action."

Nato officials said the British Puma went down around 2.45pm while flying above mountainous terrain in a border region with Macedonia.

Visibility was poor, in heavy rain and low cloud.

An British Ministry of Defence spokesman said he believed the KFOR helicopter was on a routine flight.

It may have been flying for a variety of reasons, including carrying personnel, re-supplying troops or carrying out aerial surveillance.

The spokesman said: "On any given day, tens if not hundreds of KFOR helicopters are flying around Kosovo."

He added: "We will not be releasing details of injuries or fatalities or the names of those on board until we have contacted their next of kin."