Helicopter in Iranian president's convoy crashes, reports say

Interior Minister Vahidi says rescuers were still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditions

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  • Reports say the helicopter - one of three travelling in a convoy - made a "hard landing" after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country.
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi
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A helicopter in a convoy carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has been involved in an accident, state media reports

Reports say the helicopter - one of three travelling in a convoy - made a "hard landing" after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country

Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said rescuers were still trying to reach the site due to the difficult weather conditions

Raisi was heading to the city of Tabriz, in the northwest of Iran, after returning from an Iran-Azerbaijan border area, according to local media.

The helicopter - one of three travelling in a convoy - made a "hard landing" after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country, state media says.

Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said rescuers were still struggling to reach the scene of the accident due to the difficult weather conditions.

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