BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 20. The remains of a
helicopter that transported Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi from
Khudaferin to Tabriz have been found, the Chairman of the Iranian
Red Crescent Society Pirhuseyn Kulivand said, Trend reports.
According to him, search and rescue teams are currently moving
towards the helicopter.
Kulivand once again noted the complexity of the terrain and
unfavorable weather conditions.
On May 19, a helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi,
Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, Representative of Iran’s
Supreme Leader in Tabriz Mohammad Ali Ali Hashemi, and East
Azerbaijan Province Governor Malik Rehmati made a hard landing on
its way from Hudafarin to Tabriz. After the accident, it was
managed to contact the helicopter crew twice. Later the connection
was lost.
