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Authorities lost contact with Raisi's helicopter; rescue teams still en route to site -- Iranian reports [View all]
Authorities have lost contact with the helicopter in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was traveling, according to the Iranian Fars news agency.
Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying the Iranian president crash-landed.
The two other helicopters in the convoy, which were carrying ministers and officials, arrived at their destination safely, Tansim reports.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Al-Hashem, the Friday prayer imam of Tabriz, were said to have been on the helicopter with Raisi, the report adds.
Initial reports indicate that a helicopter carrying the Iranian president crash-landed.
The two other helicopters in the convoy, which were carrying ministers and officials, arrived at their destination safely, Tansim reports.
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and Seyyed Mohammad-Ali Al-Hashem, the Friday prayer imam of Tabriz, were said to have been on the helicopter with Raisi, the report adds.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/authorities-lost-contact-with-raisis-helicopter-rescue-teams-still-en-route-to-site-iranian-reports/
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