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Heroic feat of BiH police officers in South Sudan

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05/10/2012

Direkcija za koordinaciju policijskih tijela BiH

Police officer of the Directorate for coordination of police bodies of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Goran Šušnja, engaged in the UN peacekeeping mission to South Sudan, together with his colleague Mišo Kesić participated in the rescue of 11 people after a plane crash at the Yambio airport on May 2, 2012. Sarajevo, 10 May 2012 - Goran Šušnja, police officer of the Directorate for Coordination of Police Bodies of Bosnia  and Herzegovina who is currently serving in the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan with his colleague Mišo Kesić participated in the rescue of 11 people after a plane crash at the Yambio airport on 2 May, 2012.

The airplane with the humanitarian workers skid off runway, turned over and caught fire. The first who came to help, risking their own lives, were police officers Mišo Kesić and Goran Šušnja. They managed to put out the fire in the plane, evacuated the injured passengers outside and gave them first aid.

The South Sudan authorities sent a letter of gratitude for this very brave and above all human act, while the same is expected from the UN Commissioner in South Sudan.

Šušnja and Kesić received a letter of congratulations from Minister of Security of BiH Sadik Ahmetović, who praised them for displaying professionalism, commitment, humanity and presenting BiH in the best possible way.