4 U.S. Troops Die In Norway Plane Crash; Unrelated To Ukraine

The cause is under investigation, but Norwegian police reported bad weather in the area.

Four U.S. soldiers were killed in a plane crash in a Norwegian town in the Arctic Circle during a NATO exercise unrelated to the Ukraine war, Norway's prime minister said Saturday.

Jonas Gahr Stoere tweeted that they were killed in the crash on Friday night. The cause was under investigation, but Norwegian police reported bad weather in the area.

"The soldiers participated in the NATO exercise Cold Response," Gahr Stoere said. "Our deepest sympathies go to the soldiers' families, relatives and fellow soldiers in their unit."