2024-05-20 03:34:32
Life or loss of life has not but been confirmed
Iranian native media and international media reported that the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi crashed on the afternoon of the nineteenth (native time).
Based on Yonhap Information on the twentieth, Iran’s Ministry of the Inside introduced that it crashed within the Dismar mountainous space close to Bazgan, within the central a part of northwestern East Azerbaijan province. The destiny of the president aboard the helicopter has not but been confirmed.
An Iranian official who requested anonymity mentioned, “President Raisi confronted a life-or-death disaster. However we didn’t quit hope.”
The state-run IRNA information company reported that together with President Raisi, Overseas Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, East Azerbaijan Governor Malik Rahmati, Tabriz area spiritual chief Ayatollah Mohammad al-Hashemi, and bodyguards have been additionally on board the helicopter.
Native media initially reported this example as a ‘helicopter emergency touchdown’, however modified it to a ‘crash’ after affirmation from the Ministry of House Affairs. Iranian state TV mentioned dangerous climate was the reason for the accident.
It’s darkish through the search, and because of rain and thick fog, it’s troublesome to launch a rescue helicopter or perhaps a drone, so they’re approaching on foot, so it’s anticipated to take a while to determine the crash web site of the helicopter and make sure the destiny of the passengers.
Iranian Inside Minister Ahmad Vahidi mentioned, “After reporting the accident, 40 rescue groups have been dispatched, however because of dangerous climate and tough mountainous terrain, a number of hours have handed and the rescue crew has not but arrived on the accident web site.”
President Raisi was returning to Tabriz after attending the completion ceremony of the Giz Galashi Dam held in East Azerbaijan Province this morning with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.
Iranian Military Chief of Employees Mohammad Bagheri ordered the mobilization of all assets and troops to go looking and rescue the accident helicopter. Iranian state tv reported that paratroopers with mountaineering coaching have been deployed within the search operation.
Iran’s Supreme Chief Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed for the protection of President Raisi and officers aboard the helicopter and emphasised, “This accident is not going to have an effect on the administration of the federal government, so the Iranian individuals don’t want to fret.”
It’s reported that the remaining two helicopters that traveled with the accident helicopter arrived at their vacation spot safely.
President Raisi, a former hard-line conservative clergyman, was elected with an approval ranking of 62% within the June 2021 presidential election and took workplace in August of the identical 12 months.
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2024-05-20 03:34:32