Iran President and Foreign Minister in Helicopter Crash! UPDATE: All Dead
Heavy fog in the area where Iranian President Raisi's helicopter crashed. pic.twitter.com/RGIITWwVna
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- Iran President and Foreign Minister in Helicopter Crash! UPDATE: All Dead
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A helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on board suffered a “crash landing” on Sunday, state media reported, with weather conditions complicating rescue efforts. Raisi’s condition was unclear, according to state news reports, which also aired prayers for his safety.
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The helicopter crashed in the Dizmar Forest area between the villages of Ozi and Pir Davood. They were on their way back to Iran after an official visit to Azerbaijan. At least 40 rescue teams, including drones and search dogs, have been deployed, but harsh weather and heavy fog in the area were making it difficult for them to reach the site, state media said.
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Eight ambulances have been dispatched to the crash site and fog was preventing air rescue, it added. Iran’s foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, was also traveling in the helicopter, along with East Azerbaijan’s governor, Malik Rahmati, and Raisi’s security detail, it said. State TV IRIB said the helicopter belonged to the Iranian Red Crescent, which Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said was part of a larger convoy. Their condition was also unknown.
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“Various rescue groups are moving towards the site, but due to the fog and bad weather, it may take time to reach the area,” Vahidi said in comments aired on state media.
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The officials were returning from the border with the country of Azerbaijan — in the northwest of the country, some 375 miles from the capital of Tehran — where Raisi was inaugurating a dam on the Aras river with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev. Initially, reports put the incident near the city of Jolfa, but later said it was farther east near the village of Uzi. Details remain contradictory.
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More than two and a half hours have passed since the incident, and there are no signs of life from the President and Foreign Minister of Iran. pic.twitter.com/GDyWKYhsiv
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