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Helicopter of Iran's late president Raisi crashed due to complicated weather conditions, final report says

CGTN

 , Updated 22:49, 01-Sep-2024
Soldiers carrying coffins of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others for a funeral procession in the eastern city of Birjand, Iran, May 23, 2024. /CFP
Soldiers carrying coffins of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others for a funeral procession in the eastern city of Birjand, Iran, May 23, 2024. /CFP

Soldiers carrying coffins of late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and others for a funeral procession in the eastern city of Birjand, Iran, May 23, 2024. /CFP

A final investigation report said that helicopter of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi crashed due to complicated weather conditions and thick fog, Iran's state TV reported on Sunday.

Raisi, together with his entourage, including then-Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, died in the crash in a mountainous region in Iran on May 19.

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