Iran's president, foreign minister die in chopper crash - Iranian media

Iran's president, foreign minister die in chopper crash - Iranian media

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian were killed in a helicopter accident on Sunday.

This was reported early Monday morning by the Iranian news agency Mehr, Ukrinform saw.

"A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raeisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in a dense forest area in East Azarbaijan on Sunday. The helicopter's passengers, including Ebrahim Raeisi, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran's East Azerbaijan Province Governor Malek Rahmati, and Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Ale-Hashem, the representative of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution to East Azarbaijan province, along with several other people were martyred in the incident," the report said.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader  Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared on Iranian television Sunday night with a statement about the crash, telling the nation “there will be no disturbances” in governance.

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