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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in helicopter accident

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Ole Alsaker
May 19, 2024

Search-and-rescue efforts are underway after a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi apparently crashed in a mountainous region. State media has said the helicopter was forced to make a "hard landing" in the northwest near the border with Azerbaijan.

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