Helicopter with Iranian President on board crashes due to "technical failure" – media

Iranian agency IRNA has reported that the crash of the helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on board occurred due to a technical failure.

Source: IRNA

Details: This was stated in a publication with archive photos of the deceased president that he "was martyred on Sunday (19 May, 2024) in a helicopter crash that happened due to technical failure".

Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), stated that a military delegation jointly with experts started investigating the cause of the incident on site of the crash. They will be disclosed later.

Background:

• It was reported earlier that a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi likely crashed on Sunday.
• On 20 May, rescue workers found the crashed helicopter that was carrying the Iranian President, Iranian Foreign Minister and other officials.  
• Iran’s state news agency IRNA reported on the morning of 20 May that the Iranian President and Foreign Minister had been killed in a helicopter crash on 19 May.

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