The aircraft with Ebrahim Raisi on board suffered a “hard landing,” according to some media
FILE PHOTO. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi © Sputnik / Sergey Bobylev
A helicopter on which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was a passenger encountered a “hard landing” on Sunday, according to unconfirmed reports by Iranian state television and other media outlets.
State TV broadcaster Irib, citing officials, reported that rescue teams are still trying to reach the accident site. It occurred in the Iranian province of East Azerbaijan, according to Tasnim news agency.
Meanwhile, Iranian state TV described the area of the incident as being near the Iranian border city of Jolfa, some 600 kilometers (375 miles) northwest of Tehran.
The president is fine, news agency Mehr has reported, and is traveling by car as part of a motorcade to Tabriz, the provincial capital.
There were three helicopters in Raisi’s convoy, Tasnim writes, amid conflicting reports. Two of the aircraft, which werre carrying some ministers and officials, reached their destination safely. The agency claims that some of the officials who were with the president at the time of the incident were able to contact a “center,” which may indicate that the incident had not resulted in serious injury.
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