Iranian media confirmed the death of President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister in a helicopter crash. The helicopter crash happened 100 km away from Tabriz.
Monday, May 20, 2024
Tehran (Urdu Point Newspaper Latest. May 20, 2024) Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister died in a helicopter accident. Iranian media confirmed that President Ibrahim Raisi died in a helicopter accident. According to Iranian media, President Ibrahim Raisi died. It was confirmed that the wreckage of the helicopter was found this morning, after which the hopes of the Iranian president and the people on board the helicopter were lost.
According to the Iranian news agency, Tehran Times, the helicopter accident happened 100 km away from Tabriz, in which the governor of Tabriz was also killed. According to the Iranian official, the helicopter was completely burnt. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdullahyan were on board the helicopter that crashed yesterday.
The Iranian president was returning after the inauguration of a dam in Azerbaijan when his helicopter crashed.
According to Iranian media, the cause of the accident has been attributed to rain and heavy fog, the wreckage of the helicopter of the Iranian president was found on the hill, half an hour after the flight, the presidential helicopter lost contact with the other two helicopters. According to the Iranian authorities. Some of the bodies have been burnt and become unrecognizable. Earlier, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent said that there is no sign of the surviving passengers after President Raisi's helicopter crashed.
According to the Iranian media, the wreckage of the helicopter has been found at the place where President Ibrahim Raisi's helicopter crashed and the rescue teams have reached the accident site. The accident happened in the mountainous area. The president of Iran, Ibrahim Raisi, was returning to Tabriz after inaugurating a dam on the Iranian border with Azerbaijan, when his helicopter had to make an emergency landing due to bad weather. Apart from Foreign Minister Hussain Amir Abdullahian, Governor of East Azerbaijan province Malik Rahmati and other important officials were on board.
After the emergency landing, the helicopter was searched, the rescue teams faced difficulties due to bad weather, the operation involved rescue teams from 6 provinces of Tehran, Al Borz, Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan, Iranian military forces. And Turkish rescue personnel are also taking part. The Revolutionaries also confirmed that the debris of the helicopter crash had been found.
According to the Turkish media, the Turkish drone found the location of Tapash, after which the Turkish authorities informed the Iranian authorities about the location of Tapash. The Turkish rescue team has been sent, consisting of 32 rescue experts, the Turkish rescue team is equipped with night vision equipment and facilities, 47 Russian experts were assigned to search for the helicopter. According to Arab media, the Turkish drone found the location of the helicopter. While the rescue personnel are facing difficulties due to heavy fog and very bad weather conditions.
