Iran: President Ebrahim Raisi, Companions Die in Helicopter Crash

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Iran announced Monday that President Ebrahim Raisi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and their companions have died in the helicopter crash that occurred yesterday in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.

The helicopter suffered a “hard landing” while returning from Khoda Afarin county to Tabriz amidst bad weather in northwestern Iran, according to (IRNA) news agency.

Source: Qatar News Agency