Helicopter Carrying Iran's President Raisi Crashes, Search Under Way

May 20, 2024, 05.37 AM | Source: Reuters
Helicopter Carrying Iran's President Raisi Crashes, Search Under Way

ILUSTRASI. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog.

IRAN - DUBAI. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were struggling to reach the site of the incident.

The official said the lives of Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were "at risk following the helicopter crash", which happened on the way back from a visit to the border with Azerbaijan in Iran's northwest.

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