Hejce is remembered for the tragedy of a Slovak AN-24 military aircraft which crashed there on January 19 , 2006 . The plane was carrying Slovak peacekeeping troops from Pristina in Kosovo to Košice in Slovakia . Only one of the 43 soldiers survived . The Slovak minister of defence honoured the inhabitants of the village for their selfless help in the rescue operations
tragedy of a Slovak AN-24 military aircraft
2006 Slovak Air Force Antonov An-24 crash
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