Urgent.. The first photo from the scene of the Iranian President’s plane crash
Press TV announced The location of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has been found, and rescue forces are urgently approaching the accident site.
According to the Iranian Tasnim News Agency, more than 12 hours have passed since the helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi crashed. The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and a group of leaders of this force were present at the scene to speed up the search process.
A meeting was held at the crisis headquarters with the participation of a group From Iranian ministers, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, and other officials.
Press TV news agency said: The Iranian news agency reported on Monday that the location of the helicopter carrying President Raisi had been found, and that rescue forces were urgently approaching the scene of the accident.
The Iranian IRNA news agency published a picture of the area believed to be the site of the helicopter crash.
h2>Detecting the smell of fuel
The RT news agency previously reported: The Iranian Red Crescent Society said that rescue teams recently reported detecting the smell of fuel in the area surrounding the stricken helicopter. However, this smell was later identified as that of automobile fuel, not jet fuel.
The temperature in the area has now dropped to around 6°C, and the weather is bad with precipitation. Heavy rain and fog. In addition, the geographical area is more than 20 kilometers wide, and there are many hills, valleys, and dense forests, which greatly hinders rescue operations.
Turkish drone " ; You discover a source of heat" It is suspected to be from the wreckage of the plane
The Turkish Anatolia news agency said that the Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicle deployed by Turkey in Iran to support search work Rescue discovered a “heat source” It is believed to come from the wreckage of the crashed helicopter.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard confirmed this information and said that rescue teams are moving to the suspected site.
Receive Signals from the helicopter and the crew’s phone
As reported by “Tasnim” agency The Iranian military commander in East Azerbaijan Province said that a few minutes ago, the rescue forces received a signal from the crashed helicopter and the mobile phone of a crew member.
The commander said: “Currently, we are with all the military forces heading to the signal detection area and I hope to bring good news to the people.”
According to Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Safri, shortly after the incident, the command center was able to contact Imam Juma, the chief imam of Tabriz 2.
Safari said: “He said he was not feeling well, and he could hear the sound of an ambulance.”
Aboard the Bell 212 helicopter carrying President Raisi were Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, the governor of East Azerbaijan Province Malek Rahmati, and the Imam of Tabriz Seyyed Hashem.
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