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Iran helicopter crash: Little hope of finding survivors
The helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been located on a mountain in north-western Iran, emergency services said today, admitting there was little hope of finding any survivors.
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"The President's helicopter has been found. Emergency services are approaching the crash site (...) The situation is not good," said the head of the Iranian Red Crescent, Pirhossein Koolivand.
Iranian state television also admitted that there was "no sign" of life in the helicopter wreckage, at a time when rescue teams were about two kilometers from the crash site.
The helicopter carrying Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian crashed in the Kalibar and Warzghan area, in the northwestern province of East Azerbaijan.
The accident occurred when the delegation was returning from the border with Azerbaijan, where Raisi inaugurated a dam with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev.
At least 65 rescue teams are on the ground in search operations that are being hampered by dense fog and heavy rain.
Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Azerbaijan have offered aid to Tehran, while US President Joe Biden has been informed of the incident, according to the White House, which did not provide further details.
Turkey has already sent 32 rescue teams and six vehicles, and the European Union has activated the Copernicus rapid mapping service at Iran's request.
Russia has also sent a rescue team with 47 specialists, all-terrain vehicles and a helicopter.
Ebrahim Raisi, 63, a hardline cleric, was elected President of Iran in 2021, in a presidential election with the lowest turnout in the history of the Islamic Republic.
His leadership has seen an intensification of the crackdown on activists, women and critics of the regime.
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