Helicopter Crash in Northern Iran: President Raisi and Top Officials Involved
Ahelicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashedin a northern region of the country Sunday, according to state news agency IRNA. After hours of searching, officials say they havelocated the exact crash siteand are sending teams there.
Iranian officials saydense fog made the search difficultin the remote, mountainous East Azerbaijan Province. It is now after 11 p.m. local time, andextreme coldis further complicating rescue efforts.
The country's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian was among a number ofofficials also aboard the helicopter, IRNA reports.
Raisi became president in a historically uncompetitive election in 2021. Previously the country's chief justice, he has overseen a period ofintensified repression of dissent, according to human rights monitors.
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