Iranian Red Crescent: Those on board Raisi helicopter died in first moments

Everyone on board the Iranian President's helicopter died in the first moments after the disaster, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said in a statement, Report informs via Iranian media.

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All the passengers of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi feared dead, Pir Hossein Kulivand, head of the Red Crescent Society of Iran, said, Report informs via TASS.

"When the location of the crashed helicopter was found, there were no signs that its passengers were alive," he said.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Governor of East Azerbaijan Province Malik Rahmati and Imam of Tabriz Friday Mosque Mohammad Ali al-Hashim were also on the chopper.