TABRIZ-(MaraviPpst)-There is “no sign” of life coming from Irian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter, state TV says.
Reuters has also reported that the helicopter was “completely burned” in the crash, citing an Iranian official.
“President Raisi’s helicopter was completely burned in the crash… unfortunately, all passengers are feared dead,” the official said.
Iran state TV says there is “no sign of life” at the crash site of a helicopter that was carrying President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Reports say the helicopter – one of three travelling in a convoy – made a “hard landing” on Sunday after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country
Raisi was heading to the city of Tabriz, in the north west of Iran, after returning from an Iran-Azerbaijan border area, according to local media
The incident sparked a massive search operation that was hampered by bad weather conditions.
Source: BBC