Helicopter carrying Iran’s Ebrahim Raisi crashes in mountains
by Sam Jones and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6MXNT)
Rescuers struggle with search operation to find president and foreign minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian because of poor weather conditions
A helicopter carrying the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, and his foreign minister crashed on a fog-covered mountainside, with search and rescue teams rushing to the area as state media called for nationwide prayers.
State TV reported that the helicopter had been found on Sunday evening, well after dark, and quoted an official as saying that at least one passenger and one crew member had been in contact with rescuers.
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