A helicopter carrying Iran’s president has been involved in a crash, state media reports.
President Ebrahim Raisi is reportedly missing after the aircraft made a “hard landing” while travelling across Iran’s East Azerbaijan province.
Rescue teams are believed to be heading to the scene near the city of Jolfa, about 375 miles northwest of the capital Tehran.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the helicopter carrying the president made a hard landing due to the foggy weather.
Raisi had been in Azerbaijan for the inauguration of a dam with the country’s president, Ilham Aliyev.
Vahidi said: “After inaugurating the dam, the president was returning when the helicopter carrying him had a hard landing due to the foggy weather in the area.
“Several rescue teams are on their way to the incident area, but due to the foggy and bad weather conditions, it will take time to reach the helicopter.”
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Source Agencies
