Article 6MYC3 No signal from helicopter that crashed killing Iran’s president, Turkish minister says

No signal from helicopter that crashed killing Iran’s president, Turkish minister says

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Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor
from World news | The Guardian on (#6MYC3)

Initial investigation by rescue group finds ageing aircraft either did not have transponder fitted or had it turned off

The helicopter that crashed killing the Iranian president, Ebrahim Raisi, and the foreign minister, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, either did not have a transponder fitted or had it turned off, according to an initial investigation by the Turkish rescue group that found the wreckage.

The Turkish transport minister, Abdulkadir Uralolu, told reporters that on hearing news of the crash, Turkish authorities had checked for a signal from the helicopter's transponder that broadcasts height and location information. But unfortunately, [we think] most likely the transponder system was turned off or that the helicopter did not have one," he said.

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