FILE PHOTO: Rescue staff work after the crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaqan, East Azerbaijan province, Iran, Might 20, 2024. | Picture credit score: Reuters
An official investigation into the helicopter crash in Might that killed Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and 7 others discovered it was brought on by difficult climate and atmospheric situations, Iranian state tv reported on Sunday (1 September 2024).
The ultimate report of the Supreme Council of the Normal Employees of the Armed Forces stated the primary reason for the helicopter crash was the troublesome climate situations within the area in spring, state tv reported.
The report additionally cited the sudden look of a thick mass of dense fog rising when the helicopter collided with the mountain.
In response to the report, no proof of sabotage was present in elements and programs.
Raisi was killed together with seven others, together with his international minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, within the accident in a distant mountainous space in northwestern Iran.
