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Wreckage Of Helicopter Carrying Iran President Ebrahim Raisi & Foreign Minister Found - IN PICS
Charred wreckage of helicopter carrying Raisi, Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian & six others found early on Monday after an overnight search. The crash reportedly killed all passengers.

Wreckage of the helicopter found early on Monday after an overnight search.
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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was killed when his helicopter crashed amid inclement weather in mountains near the Azerbaijan border (Image source: Getty).
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The helicopter, carrying Raisi, Abdollahian, and other officials, lost contact approximately 30 minutes into the flight, prompting a massive search (Image source: Getty).
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Iranian state television showed wreckage scattered on a foggy hillside (Image source: Getty).
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All passengers aboard the helicopter were killed, a senior Iranian official had earlier told Reuters (Image source: Getty).
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State media reported that images from the site showed the helicopter slammed into a mountain peak, reported Reuters (Image source: Getty).
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The crash comes at a time of growing dissent within Iran over an array of political, social and economic crises, Reuters reported (Image source: Getty).
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Search and rescue teams reach the wreckage of the helicopter and start working in the area (Image source: Getty).
Published at : 20 May 2024 05:58 PM (IST)
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