Military Black Hawk helicopter makes emergency landing in downtown Bucharest

A military Black Hawk helicopter made an emergency landing on a Bucharest street on Thursday, tearing down two public street lights and stopping traffic, footage from eyewitnesses aired by private television Digi24 showed.

The helicopter was part of a group rehearsing ahead of events to mark Romanian aviation day on July 20. Footage from eyewitnesses show the helicopter losing altitude and flying low until landing in a square near downtown.

There were no casualties. The defense ministry was not immediately available for comment.