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Helicopter with Iranian president on board suffers ‘hard landing’: Live updates Helicopter with Iranian president on board suffers ‘hard landing’: Live updates
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State media reports that Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and entourage traveling in by helicopter entourage encountered a “hard landing.” The search continues for an aircraft that was carrying Ebrahim Raisi and his entourage
President was in country’s East Azerbaijan province, located in Iran’s northwest. President Ebrahim Raisi was travelling over East Azerbaijan province, located in Iran’s northwest, when his helicopter made a "hard landing," statements from Tehran have outlined. He was returning from a visit to the country of Azerbaijan on Sunday. Poor weather conditions have been reported.  
It is unclear what happened to the helicopter, and semi-official Tasnim news agency is describing the occurrence as an ‘incident’. The aircraft was also reportedly carrying the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.  Difficult weather conditions and fog have hampered the efforts of the rescue teams, state TV has also said. It is unclear what happened to the helicopter, and the semi-official Tasnim news agency is describing what happened as an "incident." The aircraft was also reportedly carrying the country’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.  Fog has hampered the efforts of the rescue teams, state TV has also said.