Helicopter carrying Iran's president suffers a 'hard landing,' state TV says, and rescue is underway

DUBAI , United Arab Emirates — A helicopter carrying Iran ian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, Iran ian state media reported, without elaborating. Some began urging the public to pray for Raisi and the others on board as rescue crews sped through a misty, rural forest where his helicopter was believed to be.

nor state TV offered any information on Raisi’s condition in the hours afterward. However, hard-liners urged the public to pray for him. State TV later aired images of the faithful praying at Imam Reza Shrine in the city of Mashhad, one of Shiite Islam's holiest sites, as well as in Qom and other locations across the country.

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