The General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces reported that the helicopter in which President Ebrahim Raisi died followed the flight plan correctly, with no suspicious signs in the incident, according to a preliminary investigation.
“There are no bullet impacts or similar damage to the wreckage of the helicopter,” detailed the report released last night by the state news agency. GO TO.
The aircraft followed the planned route and did not deviate from the flight plan, and the crew’s conversations with the surveillance tower showed “no suspicious cases”, the military said.
“After hitting a mountain, the helicopter caught fire,” the investigation added.
The military also explained that the complexity of the area, the fog and low temperatures made rescue operations difficult and the helicopter could not be located until early in the morning, after having disappeared on Sunday afternoon (19).
According to the General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, a large number of documents and evidence about the accident have been collected, so “more time is needed to examine some of the pieces and documents.”
The helicopter disappeared after taking off on Sunday from the city of Tabriz in East Azerbaijan province in what was initially described as a “hard landing”.
The accident killed Raisi, along with Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and six other passengers.
After three days of mass funerals in several cities across the country, Raisi was buried yesterday in an important religious mausoleum in the city of Mashad.
Iran will hold presidential elections on June 28, and until that date, First Vice President Mohammad Mojber will lead the government. (With EFE Agency)
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