Rescuers see the helicopter that was carrying Iran’s president and other officials.
44 minutes agoPilgrims pray for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a"hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without elaborating. – Rescuers see the helicopter that was carrying Iran's president and other officials, an official told Iranian state television on Monday.
The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Pir Hossein Kolivand, said rescue teams were reaching the helicopter. He said they are seeing the helicopter from some 2 kilometers away.Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials apparently crashed in the mountainous northwest reaches of Iran on Sunday. They've been missing for over 12 hours.
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