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Iran presidential helicopter in 'accident', search underway: state media

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi greets media representatives after a press conference in Tehran on August 29, 2023. [AFP]

A helicopter carrying Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi was involved in "an accident" in poor weather conditions on Sunday, state media reported, with a search underway and no news yet on his condition.

"An accident happened to the helicopter carrying the president" in the Jofa region of the western province of East Azerbaijan, state television said.

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