Iran Helicopter Crash: There is a continuous search for Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after his helicopter crash. Meanwhile, Turkey’s drone has identified a burning object in the accident area. Iranian news agency Fars has shared information about this. Fars has given this news quoting the Red Crescent of East Azerbaijan. He said that the area where the Turkish drone detected the fire has been identified as Tawal. Rescue teams have been sent to the spot where the fire is visible. The helicopter carrying the Iranian President crashed in the East Azerbaijan region on Sunday, despite the rescue operation that continued overnight, no helicopter has been found yet.
Turkish news agency Anatolia reported that Turkish drones had detected a source of heat believed to be linked to the crash of the Iranian president’s helicopter. Meanwhile, Russia has sent two advanced class aircraft to search for the helicopter. Apart from the President of Iran, many other people were present in the plane. An aide of Russian President Putin has shared this information. Apart from this, Russia is sending 50 professional mountain rescue teams, who will work together with the Iranian rescue team.
Vladimir Putin held a meeting at night
Russian President Vladimir Putin has summoned Iran’s ambassador to Moscow to his office in the Kremlin over the Iranian President’s helicopter crash. Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali told news agency IRNA that, despite Sunday being a holiday in Russia, President Putin held a meeting with Russian defense officials at 10 pm regarding the Iranian President’s helicopter crash. Jalali told that I was also invited to this meeting.
Footage of a Turkish drone identifying a source of heat suspected to be the wreckage of the helicopter that carried Iran’s President and Foreign Minister
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There were 9 people in the helicopter
In fact, on Sunday, the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi met with an accident in the Pahali area of East Azerbaijan province. Along with Raisi, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian and East Azerbaijan Governor Malik Rahmati and other people were also aboard this helicopter. Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmed Vahidi described the helicopter crash as a ‘hard landing’. It is said that generally the Russian Army uses the term hard landing for helicopter crashes. After this accident, dozens of rescue teams launched a search operation for the helicopter on Sunday night, but till now no trace of the President of Iran and the helicopter has been found. A total of 9 people are said to be aboard this helicopter.