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Bad Weather to Blame for Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran's President Raisi, Investigators Conclude
Bad Weather to Blame for Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran's President Raisi, Investigators Conclude
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TEHRAN (Sputnik) - On May 19, President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died in a helicopter crash in... 01.09.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in May was primarily caused by poor weather conditions, the final report released on Sunday by the Iranian military headquarters concluded.The General Staff of the Armed Forces said in the report, shared by state news broadcaster IRIB, that adverse climate conditions in northwestern Iran and a surprise fog caused the helicopter to crash into a mountain slope. The May 19 crash also killed Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several other senior Iranian officials, prompting a snap election. The results of the probe will be presented to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
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Bad Weather to Blame for Helicopter Crash That Killed Iran's President Raisi, Investigators Conclude
16:32 01.09.2024 (Updated: 17:20 01.09.2024) TEHRAN (Sputnik) - On May 19, President Ebrahim Raisi and his delegation, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran. The delegation was returning from Azerbaijan. According to initial probes, the helicopter crashed in a remote mountainous region due to poor weather conditions and thick fog.
The helicopter crash that
killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in May was primarily caused by poor weather conditions, the final report released on Sunday by the Iranian military headquarters concluded.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces said in the report, shared by state news broadcaster IRIB, that adverse climate conditions in northwestern Iran and a surprise fog caused the helicopter to crash into a mountain slope.
The
May 19 crash also killed Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and several other senior Iranian officials, prompting a
snap election. The results of the probe will be presented to Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei.
