Iranian president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash

Iranian president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash

08:50 20 May 2024 Read: 964

Iranian president and foreign minister die in helicopter crash

All passengers and the crew of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter died in the crash, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society Pir Hossein Kolivand announced, AzVision.az reports citing TASS.

"No signs of alive passengers have been found after the discovery of the crashed helicopter location," he said on IRIB TV channel.

The helicopter also carried Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor of the East Azerbaijan Province Malek Rakhmati and Tabriz Imam of Friday Prayer Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem.

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