Moments after the Iran state media confirmed the death of President Ebrahim Raisi and other leaders in a helicopter crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border, the first visuals of rescuers carrying the bodies of the victims emerged on Monday. The charred wreckage of the helicopter that crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was found early on Monday after an overnight search in blizzard conditions.
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00:03 Moments after the Iran state media
00:27 confirmed the death of President Ibrahim Raisi
00:30 and other leaders in a helicopter
00:31 crash in mountainous terrain near the Azerbaijan border,
00:35 the first visuals of rescuers carrying
00:37 the bodies of the victims emerged on Monday.
00:40 The charred wreckage of the helicopter
00:41 that crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister
00:44 Hossein Amirabdollahian was found early on Monday
00:47 after an overnight surge in bizarre conditions.
00:50 Now, a video of President Raisi before the accident
00:54 has surfaced online and is being widely shared
00:57 on social media platforms.
00:58 In the video, the Iranian leader can
01:00 be seen looking out of the aircraft window
01:02 with other officials seated opposite him,
01:05 including Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
01:08 The crash occurred as President Raisi and the Foreign Minister
01:11 were returning from a ceremony for the opening of a dam
01:13 on Iran's border with Azerbaijan,
01:15 according to state media.
01:17 According to reports, the helicopter crash
01:19 was caused by heavy rains, fog, and wind.
01:21 Some local media sources also suggest
01:23 that the crash occurred as a result of a hard landing.
01:27 The aircraft was carrying several other individuals,
01:29 including three crew members, the governor of eastern
01:32 Azerbaijan province, an imam, Raisi's head of security chief,
01:36 and a bodyguard, as reported by the IRGC state-run media
01:40 outlet SIPA.
01:42 President Raisi's death comes at a challenging time for Iran
01:45 amidst heightened tensions in the region,
01:47 particularly due to Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
01:51 Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over Raisi's
01:54 death, stating that India stands with Iran in its time of sorrow.
01:58 "Deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic demise of Dr. Syed
02:01 Ibrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran,
02:04 his contribution to strengthening India-Iran
02:06 bilateral relationship will always be remembered.
02:08 My heartfelt condolences to his family and the people of Iran.
02:11 India stands with Iran in this time of sorrow," he wrote on X.
02:15 In a solemn display of mourning, the Iranian embassy in New Delhi
02:19 has lowered its flag to half-mast following the tragic deaths
02:22 of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein
02:25 Amir-Abdollahian, and several other high-ranking officials
02:28 in the crash.
02:30 Following the tragic incident, the Iranian cabinet
02:32 released a statement affirming that the government will
02:35 continue to function without any interruption,
02:38 with elections slated to be held in the coming 50 days.
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