A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi hasan accident . No casualties or damage were immediately known.
The accident occurred while the helicopter was landing. Rescue teams rushed there after the incident.
President Raisi went to attend the inauguration of a dam in the border area of Azerbaijan on Sunday. While returning from there, the helicopter met with this accident while landing in Varjakan area.
Several Iranian media have published reports about this, but nothing has been officially announced about it. It is not known whether Ibrahim Raisi was injured in this incident.
Iran’s Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi said that contact was established with the helicopter. Disconnected in the middle of the conversation. Rescuers are going to the scene. However, due to fog and adverse weather conditions, they may take some time to reach.
Today Raisi had two other helicopters with that helicopter. They are intact. The type of helicopter carrying the president is not yet known.