21 November 2024
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Martyred while serving nation: President Raisi dies in helicopter crash

Ebrahim Raisi the eighth president of Iran has been martyred after a helicopter carrying him and his entourage crashed in Varzaqan region in East Azarbaijan Province northwest of the country.

Raisi’s helicopter, along with two more copters, was en route to Tabriz City on Sunday after he inaugurated Qiz Qalasi Dam at the border with the Azerbaijan Republic earlier in the day.

Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, East Azarbaijan Province’s Governor Malek Rahmati, and Mehdi Mousavi, the head of Raisi’s guard team were on board the crashed aircraft as well. Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, the Supreme Leader’s representative in the province also accompanied them.

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Manila is deeply saddened and shocked of the martyrdom of president Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and their entourage. Our heartfelt condolences to the great people of Iran. 

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