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All aboard including Iran’s President Raisi died in helicopter crash
All aboard including Iran's President Raisi died in helicopter crash
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was visiting East Azerbaijan. Meanwhile, the accident occurred near Azerbaijan’s border city of Jolfa, which is 600 kilometers away from Iran’s capital Tehran.
Multiple Iranian news agencies have confirmed that Raisi and Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian, along with others aboard the helicopter, have died.
The head of the Iranian Red Crescent said rescue teams were finding that the entire cabin of the helicopter was heavily damaged and burnt.
The Iranian agency has claimed that all the passengers, including Iranian President Raisi, have died in the helicopter crash.