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How helicopter crash that killed Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi unfolded

Source: via REUTERS

Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi has been found dead in a helicopter crash after an hours-long search, according to state media.

The 63-year-old and Iran’s foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were among senior officials whose bodies were found at the site of the crash inon Monday, the state-run Irna news agency reported.

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