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Iran's President and Foreign Minister killed in helicopter crash

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Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi. [BBC]

President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and several others are confirmed to have been killed in Sunday's helicopter crash in north-western Iran, state TV says.

Earlier on, the media outlet had stated that one of three helicopters traveling in a convoy - made a "hard landing" on Sunday after it got into difficulties in heavy fog in the north of the country.

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