Iran President Raisi declared dead after helicopter crash

Iran President Raisi declared dead after helicopter crash
Tasnim News Agency
Monday 20 May 2024 - 09:38

Iranian media declared President Ebrahim Raisi dead on Monday after his helicopter crashed in a mountainous northwestern region.

“The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ebrahim Raisi, had an accident while serving and performing his duty for the people of Iran and was martyred,” Iran’s Mehr agency said.

The Iranian Red Crescent said that the bodies of president Ebrahim Raisi and others who died in the crash had been recovered.

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