Iran's president Raisi, FM die in helicopter crash: state TV

STORY: Iran's president Raisi, FM die in helicopter crash: state TV SHOOTING TIME: May 20, 2024 DATELINE: May 20, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:39 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the crash site STORYLINE: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian died in a helicopter crash, state-run IRIB TV reported Monday. Due to the bad weather, the helicopter carrying Raisi and other senior officials was forced into a hard landing in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan on Sunday. The tragedy occurred while Raisi was on his way from Khoda Afarin County, where he had attended the inauguration ceremony of a storage dam, to the provincial capital Tabriz for the inauguration of a petrochemical complex. Media reports said images show the helicopter crashed into a mountain peak. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran. (XHTV)