{"id":156824,"date":"2025-03-26T17:12:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T16:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/four-us-soldiers-missing-in-lithuania-embassy"},"modified":"2025-04-04T13:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T12:37:32","slug":"four-us-soldiers-missing-in-lithuania-embassy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/four-us-soldiers-missing-in-lithuania-embassy","title":{"rendered":"Four US soldiers missing in Lithuania \u2013 Embassy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The US embassy in Vilnius said on Wednesday that four United States\u2019 soldiers have gone missing in Lithuania during training, stating that the Baltic country\u2019s military and police are searching for them together with the American military.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, the embassy said the soldiers went missing in a training area near Pabrade in eastern Lithuania near the border with Belarus.<\/p>\n<p>It, however, did not say when they went missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe soldiers, all from 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, were conducting scheduled tactical training at the time of the incident. Search and recovery efforts are underway,\u201d the Embassy said.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Lithuania\u2019s armed forces said they were informed on Tuesday that four U.S. soldiers and one tracked vehicle were missing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA possible location of the incident has been identified and a search and rescue operation is underway,\u201d Lithuania said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The US embassy in Vilnius said on Wednesday that four United States\u2019 soldiers have gone missing in Lithuania during training, stating that the Baltic country\u2019s military and police are searching for them together with the American military. 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