Ebrahim Raisi Chopper Crash Accident Site Identified, Two Passengers Communicated, Says Iran

Ebrahim Raisi: The helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on board has crashed in East Azerbaijan, claim reports.

“An accident happened to the helicopter carrying the president in East Azerbaijan. Some news reports indicate that the helicopter carrying Ayatollah Raisi, the president, has had an accident in East Azerbaijan,” reported Tasnim News on Telegram.

According to the news agency Reuters, a helicopter in Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s convoy met with an accident.

“One helicopter in a convoy of three in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling was involved in an accident,” said Iranian state TV on Sunday without giving any further details about the incident, reports Reuters.

Earlier reports said that a helicopter carrying President Raisi faced a rough landing, Iranian state TV said on Sunday, adding that rescue teams are on their way to the site.

Iranian media provided contradictory reports about the incident and there has been no official confirmation yet.

Raisi met with Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev on the shared border earlier on Sunday, 19 May 2024 to inaugurate the jointly built Qiz Qalasi Dam on the Aras River, reported Reuters.

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Meanwhile, Mohsen Mansouri, the Iranian Deputy President for Executive Affairs said, “Two of the passengers of this flight communicated with the rescue forces meaning that the accident was probably of low severity.”

Another promising point is that the location of the accident has been identified by the Information and Communications Technology Ministry in a radius of 2 km, he added.