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Helicopter carrying Iran's Raisi makes hard landing

19 May

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A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi and several officials, including Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, made a hard landing on Sunday, IRNA reported.

The incident happened in northwestern Iran, where Raisi was traveling with a convoy of three helicopters, according to the state news agency.

The semi-official Tasnim news agency said that two helicopters, carrying ministers and officials, landed safely, but that the president's condition remains unclear.

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