Iran president killed in helicopter crash

Iran’s hardline President Ebrahim Raisi, foreign minister and other officials died when their helicopter crashed in bad weather following a visit to a new dam on the border with Azerbaijan

President Ebrahim Raisi (left), Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and
six others found dead

U.S.-made Bell 212 helicopter was returning to Tabriz after dam opening ceremony

Helicopter crash site in Varzaqan region

RUSSIA 
GEORGIA
ARMENIA
AZERBAIJAN
TURKEY
Tabriz
IRAN
Tehran
Qiz-Qalasi Dam
Caspian Sea

100km 60 miles

Sources: Reuters, AP, BBC
Pictures: Getty Images, Iranian Red Crescent Society
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