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Published 22:56 IST, May 19th 2024

Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi 'Crashes' in Foggy, Mountainous Region

State TV described the area of incident happening as being near Jolfa, a city on the border with with Azerbaijan, some 600 kms northwest of capital Tehran.

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President Ebrahim Raisi attends the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, Sunday, May 19, 2024. A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state media reported.
President Ebrahim Raisi attends the inauguration ceremony of dam of Qiz Qalasi, or Castel of Girl in Azeri, at the border of Iran and Azerbaijan with his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev, May 19, 2024. | Image: (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
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