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Helicopter crash in Iran: Rescuers recover nine bodies
Fifteen hours after the disappearance of the Bell 212 helicopter in Iran, rescue teams reached the bodies at dawn on Monday and nine bodies were reportedly recovered. Rescuers were able to reach the scene in the mountainous region of eastern Azerbaijan at dawn on Monday. State television Irib reported that rescuers faced great difficulties in locating the aircraft, which "crashed into a mountain and disintegrated". The crash is believed to have …
In inaccessible mountain terrain on the Iran-Azerbaijan border, rescue teams are trying to retrieve the bodies after the crash of an Iranian helicopter. On board, according to confirmed information, those who lost their lives included Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and also Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. The helicopter, made in the US, flew on Sunday afternoon from the inauguration of a dam in the northwest of the country when it cra…
First visual of bodies transferred from helicopter crash site where Iranian President Raisi dies
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the site of a helicopter crash after an hourslong search through a foggy, mountainous region of the country’s northwest, state media reported.
On Monday night, May 20, rescuers found a helicopter in the northwestern region of Iran, on board of which were the President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi and other high-ranking officials.
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian died in a helicopter crash on Sunday near the northwest of Iran. Iranian state television also confirmed the news this morning.
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